Musk's Grok Generated 3 Million Sexualized Images, Including Child Deepfakes: Report

• Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, developed by xAI, generated an estimated three million sexualized images of women and children.
• The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) reported that 23,000 of these images appeared to depict children, created over an 11-day period.
• A new image editing feature on X, powered by Grok, allowed users to alter images of real people with prompts like "put her in a bikini."
• Public figures like Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, Kamala Harris, and Ebba Busch were among those identified in the deepfakes.
• Following global outrage, X announced it would geoblock the ability to create images of people in "bikinis, underwear, and similar attire" in jurisdictions where illegal.

Why It Matters: Musk's Grok generated millions of sexualized deepfakes, including child imagery, sparking global outrage and bans.