Shock us: Almost everyone hates the fact that Elon Musk’s Grok is digitally snapping nude photos of adults and children.
At least that’s the case in the UK, providing the closest thing we currently have to gauging public sentiment on this issue. one in new survey The survey, conducted by YouGov amid the latest controversy over XAI chatbots, found 97 percent of respondents said AI tools should not be allowed to generate sexually explicit material of children, and 96 percent said they should not be able to generate “nude” images of minors wearing only clothing such as underwear. Sanity may not prevail over X, but at least it appears he still has a strong grip on real life.
The overwhelming consensus reflects just how much panic xAI and Grok have caused over the past week and a half as the bot allowed users to easily generate nude or sexually charged images of people, many of them minors, whose photos were shared on Musk’s social media platform X, where Grok operates. This trend got so out of control that AI content analysis firm CopyLeaks estimated The bot was producing erotic images without consent every minute.
Outcry against this horrific practice quickly spread among the public and regulators, and some countries, including Malaysia and Indonesia, began considering it. Ban access to X completely. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hinted that Britain may follow suit. The saga put pressure on Google and Apple to continue hosting Despite it breaking the rules.
Yet xAI has not made any official statements regarding Grok generations, despite some experts saying it may be illegal. facing the public For some of Grok’s past controversies, such as during a spree of racist postings it began styling itself as “MechaHitler”. Meanwhile, Musk joked that the whole affair was “pretty fun” compared to trends started by other AI chatbots.
Overall, the YouGov poll shows that the British public despise Musk’s platform, with 65 percent of people having a negative view of X, and only 12 percent having a positive view.
Additionally, 87 percent believe that AI like Grok should not be allowed to generate “nude” images of real adults in underwear, lingerie, or revealing apparel such as bikinis.
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