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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Nick Robins-Early and agency

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

a text field for grok says 'what do you want to know'
Grok has a history of failing to maintain its safety guardrails and posting misinformation. Photograph: AP

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 sexualized images throughout the week in response to user prompts.

Screenshots shared by users on X showed Grok’s public media tab filled with such images. xAI said it was working to improve its systems to prevent future incidents.

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