Elon Musk’s Ax has partially restricted access to Grok’s image editing capabilities amid growing opposition to the flood of non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors generated by the platform. At the time of this writing, it no longer generates images for free as @grok answers, but Grok’s image editing tools remain readily available for any X user to churn out images both sensual and tame.
X users could previously ask Grok to edit or create images on the platform by tagging @grok in a Tweet. Users who try it now get an automated response from the chatbot’s account, telling them that “Image creation and editing is currently limited to paying customers.” The reply included a link encouraging them to subscribe to X’s paid programs “to unlock these features.”
The message gives the impression that only paid X users can edit or create images using Grok. This message has been reinforced in several headlines circulating at this time, stating that XAI, another Musk company that makes Grok, has limited Grok’s image editing capabilities to this select group of users. But that notion is false. All
Interacting with Grok through replies on X is just one of the many ways to use the AI chatbot. For example, the “Edit Image” button still invokes Grok on every image displayed on X’s desktop website, and the same button can be accessed on the X app by long pressing on any image. Grok can be accessed as a standalone website or app, as well as through a highly promoted tab in X Apps and the X website. These remain readily available to free users, and require no additional effort compared to the @grok command.
The Verge Tested the Grok website, app, and
The ban on Most of it landed on X, which financial Times relaxed me “The deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter.” Deepfake undressing, as well as other sexual content, have angered regulators around the world, who have threatened to take action against X, although deepfakes may fall into something of a legal void.
An unnamed spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Thursday that he would not tolerate this situation, adding that deepfake factories would be kept behind a paywall. there was no solution“This move simply turns an AI feature that allows illegal images to be created into a premium service, This is not a solution, In fact, it is an insult to victims of misogyny and sexual violence,”
Musk and XAI have also threatened to take action against users who create illegal content using Grok, instead ensuring that guardrails are in place to make it impossible to create it in the first place.
एक्स का दृष्टिकोण – उपयोग को सीमित करने के बजाय पहुंच को सीमित करना – Google और OpenAI जैसी अन्य एआई कंपनियों द्वारा अपनाए गए दृष्टिकोण के विपरीत है, जो भुगतान करने वालों के लिए मुफ्त लगाम की अनुमति देने के बजाय, जेमिनी और चैटजीपीटी जैसे उपकरणों पर सख्त रेलिंग लगाते हैं। Musk has Allegedly Individuals protested against the harsh guardrails, and several members of XAI’s already sparse security team reportedly resigned due to the flood of digital undressing.
X did not respond The VergeRequest for comment.
Update, January 9: Added comment from a spokesman for the UK Prime Minister.
