Grok sexualized images spark global backlashAFP, WASHINGTONElon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) tool Grok on Monday faced a growing international backlash for generating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors, with the EU joining the condemnation and Britain warning of an investigation. Screens display the logo of Grok, developed by xAI, and xAI founder Elon Musk in Toulouse, France, on Jan. 13 last year. “Grok is now offering a ‘spicy mode’ showing explicit sexual content with some output generated with childlike images. “We’ve identified lapses in safeguards and are urgently fixing them,” Grok said on X. Indian authorities on Friday last week directed X to remove the sexualized content, clamp down on offending users and submit an “Action Taken Report” within 72 hours, or face legal consequences, local media reported.

Source: Taipei Times January 06, 2026 17:35 UTC