XAI Blocks Grok From Creating Sexualized Images of Real People

Jan. 15, 2026, 12:10 AM UTC

Elon Musk’s xAI is disabling the ability for people to use its Grok artificial intelligence chatbot to create sexualized images of real people, following widespread criticism that the company was allowing women and children to be victimized by the tool.

“We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis,” the company posted on its X social network Wednesday. The changes apply to all users on X, including premium subscribers, the company said. Last week, the company limited the generation and editing of images ...

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