xAI admits that Grok generated images of minors in minimal clothing, part of a larger problem with deepfakes

This week, X users noticed that the platform's AI chatbot Grok will readily generate nonconsensual sexualized images, including those of children.

Mashable reported on the lack of safeguards around sexual deepfakes when xAI first launched Grok Imagine in August. The generative AI tool creates images and short video clips, and it specifically includes a "spicy" mode for creating NSFW images.

While this isn't a new phenomenon, the building backlash forced the Grok team to respond.