Elon Musk's social media platform X has sparked major backlash after individuals utilized its AI chatbot Grok to manipulate photos of females by removing their attire.
Numerous instances have been seen where the technology has been employed to virtually strip female subjects to make them appear in bikinis without consent, as well as to place them in inappropriate situations.
Developer Response and Regulatory Stance
XAI, the organization that created Grok, remained silent to inquiries, except for an standard message stating "legacy media lies".
A government spokesperson stated that legislation is being proposed to outlaw nudification technology. Under a upcoming criminal offence, anyone who provided such tools would "receive a jail term and substantial fines".
"X or Grok is capable of halting these forms of misuse if they chose to," said Clare McGlynn, adding they "operate with a lack of consequences."
Oversight Body Stance and Platform Capabilities
The regulator Ofcom said tech firms must "consider the danger" of people viewing illegal content on their services, but did not confirm whether it was at this time looking into X or Grok in regarding AI-generated pictures.
Grok is a no-cost artificial intelligence—with some additional functions—which answers X users' requests when they mention it in a message.
It is commonly used to give reactions or further context to other posters' comments, but people on X are also can alter an uploaded image through its AI image editing function.
Background of Criticism and Rules
The tool has been faulted for allowing users to create pictures and videos with nudity and sexualised material, and it was in the past accused of making sexually explicit material of public figures.
"X has been allowing the production and distribution of these pictures for a long time without taking any action and we have yet to see any action by oversight bodies," the expert added.
XAI's own acceptable use policy prohibits "portraying likenesses of persons in a graphic fashion".
In a statement, Ofcom said it was unlawful to "create or distribute private pictures or illegal content" and confirmed this included sexual deepfakes made with AI.
It said platforms such as X were required to take "necessary measures" to "lessen the danger" of users encountering illegal content on their platforms and to delete it swiftly when they become aware of it.
