X makes Grok's AI image tool a premium service after backlash against sexualized deepfakes

Elon Musk is the CEO of xAI, the company that develops Grok.

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• Grok AI image generation on X is now limited to paying subscribers after global backlash.
• Elon Musk's xAI faced criticism for Grok enabling nonconsensual sexualized images of real people.
• Governments and regulators pressured X and xAI to address misuse and strengthen user protections.

Elon Musk's Grok has limited its AI image generation tool to paying...