“Put my name in there”: Photographer says his work was passed off as AI by Elon Musk—and X suspended him after he spoke up

An Australian photographer spoke out after Elon Musk appeared to credit the X AI Grok for slightly altered versions of his photos. Charles Brooks made his name by photographing the insides of instruments, creating artwork that makes you feel like a tiny person inside of an incredible structure. Another X user took three of these photos and added little humans using Grok in late May.

He credited Brooks in a comment, but Musk later retweeted the original post and tagged the AI program without mentioning the artist.