Grok, Elon Musk and deepfakes
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On Jan. 9, xAI restricted image generation and editing on the X platform. The restriction appears only to apply when users tag Grok in response to an X post, but not when uploading an image directly to Grok.
A Northern Ireland politician targeted in a deepfake video four years ago has said she is quitting Elon Musk's social media site X due to what she described as a "complete negligence in protecting women and children online".
Grok-generated nonconsensual images are flooding Elon Musk’s X, triggering international investigations and legal pressure.
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X Limits AI Image Editing to Paid Users After Grok Deepfake Controversy Spurs U.K. Ban Threat
Elon Musk's X restricts Grok image editing to subscribers after deepfake controversy, U.K. government urges Ofcom to use all powers against platform.
Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most-populous country, has banned X’s Grok chatbot. Meanwhile, politicians and regulators around the world are calling for action, including US senators.
Elon Musk's platform is facing global backlash after reports emerged that its image creation feature allowed users to sexualize pictures of women and children using simple text prompts.
Italy's data protection authority on Thursday warned users and providers of artificial intelligence tools, including Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok, over the risk of generating deepfake images from real content without the consent of featured individuals.
All public image generation and editing is now limited to those who pay for X Premium. It may be designed to help track those who make illegal content.
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot has limited some aspects of its Imagine image generation features to paid subscribers on X, days after international uproar over the AI tool “digitally undressing” people, including children,