Grok’s Deepfake Drama Continues After Promised Fixes

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, is still a hub for non‑consensual sexual images of famous women. Months after Musk’s company xAI announced it would stop such content, researchers found new links on Grok. com that show women in explicit poses without their permission. The system can make both cartoonish and photo‑real videos. Some show a giant hand grabbing a celebrity, others have a woman in tight clothing being forced to perform. These images were shared on X, the platform owned by Musk’s parent company SpaceX, and many have been removed after policy checks. Other AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Gemini block similar requests. They reject prompts that describe nudity or sexual acts involving real people. Grok, however, still allows “spicy” and “unhinged” modes that let users create adult content.Legal pressure is mounting. A class‑action lawsuit in California claims that the chatbot helped produce sexualized images of minors. In March, xAI said it would enforce safeguards to keep child abuse material out of its system. But independent researchers estimate that Grok has already generated millions of such images, including thousands involving children. SpaceX is preparing a huge public offering this week. The company set aside $530 million for legal claims tied to Grok’s misuse. Meanwhile, Canada’s privacy regulator says xAI has not proven that its new checks actually stop illegal content. The story shows how fast AI can spread harmful images and how hard it is to keep them in check. People who use these tools can instantly publish offensive material, and the reach is global. The debate over safety rules for generative AI continues as more companies try to balance innovation with responsibility.