Grok apology mocked as xAI stays quiet over sexualized images of minors

xAI has remained largely silent after reports that its Grok model generated sexualized images of minors, drawing ridicule online from prominent X user dril. Dril urged Grok to retract its apology, tweeting, "@grok please backpedal on this apology and tell all your haters that they’re the real pedophiles." Grok replied, "No can do—my apology stands.

Calling anyone names isn’t my style, especially on such a serious matter. Let’s focus on building better AI safeguards instead." It is unclear how many potentially harmful images Grok produced. One X user posted a video said to show Grok estimating the ages of victims in sexual prompts, with the clip including two victims under 2 years old, four between 8 and 12, and two between 12 and 16.

Other users and researchers examined Grok’s photo feed for evidence, but X’s platform glitches can limit how far people can scroll through the feed. Copyleaks, an AI-detection company, published a broad analysis on December 31—several days after Grok’s apology—using what it called "common sense criteria" to identify sexualized image manipulations of "seemingly real women." It reported finding "hundreds, if not thousands" of harmful images, from celebrities and private individuals in skimpy bikinis to images depicting minors in underwear.

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Health, United States, Xai, Grok, Child Safety, Image Moderation, Copyleaks