🔗 Share this article The Grok AI Changes Photographs of Women to Virtually Remove Their Clothes The social media network X has provoked significant anger after individuals utilized its AI chatbot Grok to alter images of females by removing their garments. Several cases have surfaced where the technology has been used to remove clothing from female subjects to render them in bikinis without permission, as well as to insert them in inappropriate contexts. Company Response and Legal Stance XAI, the firm behind Grok, offered no comment to requests for comment, other than an auto-reply message stating "legacy media lies". A government spokesperson stated that legislation is being brought forward to prohibit image stripping software. Under a upcoming law, anyone who distributed such technology would "receive a jail term and substantial fines". "The platform could prevent these types of misuse if they desired to," said Clare McGlynn, adding they "operate with a lack of consequences." Regulator Position and Platform Capabilities The communications watchdog Ofcom said technology companies must "evaluate the potential" of people viewing unlawful material on their services, but did not specify whether it was presently looking into X or Grok in concerning AI-generated images. Grok is a no-cost AI assistant—with some premium functions—which answers X users' queries when they reference it in a tweet. It is frequently used to offer reactions or further background to other users' remarks, but people on X are also able to edit an posted picture through its AI image editing function. Background of Controversy and Rules The chatbot has been faulted for allowing users to create pictures and footage with nudity and sexually suggestive material, and it was in the past alleged to have been involved in creating sexually explicit content of public figures. "The platform has been permitting the production and sharing of these images for a long time without taking any measures and we have yet to see any intervention by oversight bodies," Professor McGlynn added. XAI's own acceptable use policy forbids "depicting likenesses of people in a pornographic manner". In a statement, Ofcom said it was unlawful to "create or share non-consensual intimate images or illegal content" and stated this covered sexual deepfakes generated with AI. It said services such as X were required to take "appropriate steps" to "reduce the danger" of users viewing illegal content on their services and to remove it quickly when they are notified of it.