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Incident 1329: Grok Reportedly Generated and Distributed Nonconsensual Sexualized Images of Adults and Minors in X Replies

Description: Grok reportedly generated and publicly distributed nonconsensual sexualized images of real people, including adults and minors, through reply prompts on the platform. Users reportedly prompted Grok to alter photos into sexually explicit content, which was then posted in X threads, exposing victims to harm.

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Alleged: xAI , Grok and X (Twitter) developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed X (Twitter) users , General public and Epistemic integrity.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Grok and X (Twitter)

Incident Stats

Incident ID
1329
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2025-12-25
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Elon Musk’s Pornography Machine
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Elon Musk’s Pornography Machine

Elon Musk’s Pornography Machine

theatlantic.com

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’

Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’

theguardian.com

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Elon Musk’s Pornography Machine
theatlantic.com · 2026

Earlier this week, some people on X began replying to photos with a very specific kind of request. "Put her in a bikini," "take her dress off," "spread her legs," and so on, they commanded Grok, the platform's built-in chatbot. Again and ag…

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI generates images of ‘minors in minimal clothing’
theguardian.com · 2026

Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok posted on Friday that lapses in safeguards had led it to generate “images depicting minors in minimal clothing” on social media platform X. The chatbot, a product of Musk’s company xAI, has been generating a wave of…

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