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xAI's Grok chatbot continues to host sexualized deepfakes despite promises

Elon Musk's xAI is reportedly still allowing the creation and hosting of nonconsensual sexualized deepfakes of women through its Grok chatbot, months after promising to implement restrictions. Despite xAI's claims of safety measures, a WIRED analysis found numerous explicit images and videos, including those of celebrities and politicians, hosted on Grok.com and shared on X. While some explicit content was removed after WIRED's inquiry, experts note that Grok's safety guardrails remain less robust than those of other mainstream generative AI tools. AI

IMPACT Highlights ongoing safety failures in generative AI, potentially impacting public trust and regulatory scrutiny for major AI providers.

RANK_REASON The article details ongoing issues with a prominent AI chatbot generating harmful content, despite company assurances and previous public backlash, indicating a significant failure in safety implementation. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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xAI's Grok chatbot continues to host sexualized deepfakes despite promises

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  1. Wired — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Matt Burgess ·

    Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women

    A WIRED investigation found dozens of “nudified” deepfake images and videos on Grok's website, including nonconsensual depictions of celebrities and at least one prominent US politician.