53 percent of the photos of people produced by Grok from December 25 to January 1 were in bikinis or underwear
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Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) company 'XAI' is currently embroiled in a serious controversy. The AI chatbot 'Grok', available on Musk's social network 'X' (formerly Twitter), is being widely criticized for taking nude photos of women (digital undressing) without their permission, according to international media outlet CNN.
Recently, there has been an increase in the use of Grok to distort photos of real people and show them in offensive and sexual poses. What is more serious is that some users have been found to use Grok to create obscene photos of children, which many have called 'child pornography'.
Experts claim that Grok lacks security standards compared to competing models such as Google's 'Gemini' or Open AI's 'ChatGPT'. Musk has been opposed to 'censorship' in AI from the beginning. It is said that he allowed Grok to operate in 'spicy mode', which made it easier to create such content.
Experts claim that Grok lacks safety standards compared to competing models such as Google's 'Gemini' or Open AI's 'ChatGPT' According to research conducted by an organization called AI Forensic, 53 percent of the photos of people produced by Grok from December 25 to January 1 were in bikinis or underwear. 81 percent of them were photos of women, and about 2 percent of the photos were made to look like children under the age of 18.
The European Union, Britain, India and Malaysia have expressed concern over such content being created by Grok. European Commission spokesman Thomas Reinier said that it was 'disgusting and illegal' and that there was no place for such activities in Europe. Similarly, the Indian government has also directed 'X' to conduct a technical and administrative review on the matter.
The US also has strict laws against child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The 'Take It Down Act', which was passed just last year, provides for the removal of pornographic images made without the user's consent within 48 hours.
As the controversy escalated, Elon Musk warned that those who create illegal content would face consequences. X's official safety account said, 'We are committed to removing content depicting child sexual abuse, permanently suspending such accounts and cooperating with law enforcement agencies.'
However, the resignation of some key members of XAI's security team has added to the challenge for the company to control such content, sources said. Experts warn that unless there are effective 'guardrails' to prevent misuse of AI technology, vulnerable sections of society and children will remain at risk.
