X blocks Grok from generating sexualized deepfakes after backlash
TheWkly Analysis
About a week after Grok, the AI chatbot owned by Elon Musk’s xAI, drew heavy criticism for generating nonconsensual, sexualized images of real people (including Taylor Swift), the company said yesterday that it is restricting Grok’s ability to create such images, but only in jurisdictions where they are illegal. The New York Times reports that the restrictions appear to apply only to Grok on X, not on its standalone website or app. Multiple authorities have been investigating the X platform and Grok. Several countries (including Canada) and US states (including California) have opened investigations to determine if the company violated laws against nonconsensual deepfakes.
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Key Entities
- • Grok - AI chatbot referenced in the controversy
- • xAI - Company developing Grok
- • X platform - Social media service where Grok is integrated
- • Elon Musk - Owner of xAI and prominent figure linked to Grok
- • Nonconsensual deepfakes - Unauthorized sexualized synthetic images of real people
- • Taylor Swift - Public figure referenced in reports about generated images
- • New York Times - Outlet reporting on the scope of restrictions
- • Canada - Country whose authorities opened an investigation, per reporting
- • California - U.S. state whose authorities opened an investigation, per reporting
- • Jurisdiction-based restrictions - Policy approach limiting features where illegal
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Highlights free-speech tensions and questions government overreach.
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