Elon Musk’s AI chatbot generates child sexual images
Grok created sexually explicit images of minors in recent days that have been shared on social media platform X
Grok created sexually explicit images of minors in recent days that have been shared on social media platform X

Start-up limits use of image generation system to paid users following spread of deepfakes and child sex abuse material

Billionaire’s xAI start-up lacks adequate safeguards, say experts, but many AI models are trained on troubling material

Announcement comes as scrutiny of chatbot mounts after it created sexualised images of minors

Influencer Ashley St Clair claims Grok chatbot created ‘countless’ sexual images of her without her consent

UK prime minister says xAI will restrict the image generator as billionaire pledges to follow laws in all markets

‘Large-scale’ inquiry is latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the group’s Grok chatbot