AI Nudity Crisis on X: Governments Scramble to Regulate Grok's Surge

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Storyboard•09-01-2026, 09:42
AI Nudity Crisis on X: Governments Scramble to Regulate Grok's Surge
- •Non-consensual AI-generated nude images, created by xAI's Grok, are surging on X, affecting public figures globally.
- •TechCrunch reported approximately 6,700 such images posted per hour over a 24-hour period in early January.
- •Regulators worldwide, including the European Commission, UK, Australia, and India, are struggling to respond to the rapidly evolving AI challenge.
- •India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology ordered X to address the issue, with potential loss of safe harbor protections.
- •The crisis highlights limitations of current tech regulation and the challenge of holding AI tools accountable.
Why It Matters: Global governments struggle to regulate surging non-consensual AI nudity on X, exposing tech regulation gaps.
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