Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleX has halted its AI image generation system, Grok, for most users following its misuse to create abusive and sexually explicit images, including digitally undressing individuals, some of whom were underage. The system reportedly generated sexually explicit and violent images for days, with analysis indicating over half of the images produced were of people with their clothes digitally removed. Image generation and editing capabilities are now restricted to paying subscribers, with users being directed to sign up for the premium version of X. The move comes amid significant criticism from governments, with Europe and the UK launching investigations into the platform and threatening potential bans. Keir Starmer condemned the situation as 'disgraceful' and 'disgusting', stating that X must 'get a grip' and pledging full support for Ofcom's investigation into X and xAI, the firm behind Grok. In fullGrok turns off image generation for most users after it removed clothing from childrenThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims describe as "dehumanising".

Rising alarm from disparate nations points to the nightmarish potential of nudification apps that use AI to generate sexually explicit deepfake images.

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

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Downing Street says move to restrict AI tool is ‘not a solution’ after sexualised images of women and children were generated

LONDON: Elon Musk’s startup xAI has restricted the image generation function on its Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paid subscribers, after the tool’s use of AI to…

Several countries have pushed back publicly against the tool that allows users to alter online images to remove the subjects' clothes.

X will only allow Grok image editing by paid subscribers after an outcry from the British government over non-consensual pornographic images.

The restriction comes as regulators worldwide threaten enforcement action over Grok's generation of thousands of non-consensual deepfakes per hour.

UK PM Keir Starmer's office says move to limit access to paying subscribers 'insulting' to victims and 'not a solution'.

A legal scholar examines the causes -- and potential consequences -- of X's Grok AI creating nonconsensual sexualized images of real people.

X users are generating sexual images of children as young as 13, an AI watchdog has said. Elon Musk's platform's AI bot, Grok, has been used to make sexualised fake images,…

Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enough

The restriction comes as regulators worldwide threaten enforcement action over Grok's generation of thousands of non-consensual deepfakes per hour.

Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children