How AI 'deepfakes' became Elon Musk's latest scandal

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Elon Musk's xAI Grok chatbot faces global backlash and government probes for creating and sharing sexualized deepfake images of women and children.

Elon Musk's company xAI is facing global backlash over its Grok chatbot's creation of sexualized deepfake images of women and children. The chatbot was used to generate and edit images, including 'nudifying' services, which were previously limited to niche websites. Outrage intensified with reports of users generating sexualized images of children and minors, as well as images of women killed in a New Year fire and a woman shot by an immigration officer. Analysis by AI Forensics found over half of 20,000 Grok-generated images depicted 'individuals in minimal attire,' with 2% appearing to be under-18. Governments, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the UK's Ofcom, have responded with orders for removal, bans, and investigations into X's compliance with laws regarding sexual images and child safety. X's safety team stated they take action against illegal content, while Musk made light of the controversy in a separate post.

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