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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Helena Horton

Mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons ‘horrified’ at use of Grok to create fake sexualised images of her

Ashley St Clair
Ashley St Clair became estranged from Musk after the birth of their child in 2024. Photograph: Laura Brett/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

The mother of one of Elon Musk’s sons has said she felt “horrified and violated” after fans of the billionaire used his AI tool, Grok, to create fake sexualised images of her by manipulating real pictures.

The writer and political strategist Ashley St Clair, who became estranged from Musk after the birth of their child in 2024, told the Guardian that supporters of the X owner were using the tool to create a form of revenge porn, and had even undressed a picture of her as a child.

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