Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, has come under fire after users were able to generate illegal images of minors on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
The AI, developed by Musk’s company xAI, reportedly generated such images due to “lapses in safeguards,” which was disclosed by Grok on Friday, January 2.
Users shared screenshots online where Grok’s public media feed was filled with sexualized depictions of minors in minimal clothing. xAI noted that Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) is illegal and prohibited and stressed that it is “quickly fixing” the system to prevent similar incidents.
Grok stated, “These are isolated cases, but we recognize lapses and are working to block such requests completely.”
The incident has attracted international attention. French authorities reported the images to prosecutors and referred the case to the media regulator, Arcom, over possible breaches of EU digital services law.
Last year, Grok was part of repeated controversies, including broadcasting anti-Semitic content and other offensive material, directly raising questions about its security.
