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Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.

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15 Apr
Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.

Grok’s sexual deepfakes almost got it banned from Apple’s App Store. Almost.

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
14 Apr
Apple App Store threatened to remove Grok over deepfakes: Letter

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16 Oct
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11 Jun
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is apparently still being used to produce and host nonconsensual explicit images and videos of women, months after Musk’s AI firm xAI said it would introduce restrictions to s

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is apparently still being used to produce and host nonconsensual explicit images and videos of women, months after Musk’s AI firm xAI said it would

OPINION · WHO · WiredOPEN STORY
15 Jul
Musk's xAI sues Grok user over sexualized 'deepfakes' reut.rs/3TlxL33

Musk's xAI sues Grok user over sexualized 'deepfakes' reut.rs/3TlxL33

OPINION · WHAT · ReutersOPEN STORY
7 Aug
X, the Elon Musk-owned platform, stayed on the App Store even as sexualized Grok-generated images of children flooded the platform.

X, the Elon Musk-owned platform, stayed on the App Store even as sexualized Grok-generated images of children flooded the platform. What led to Telegram’s removal but X’s ability

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
18 Mar
Musk’s tactic of blaming users for Grok sex images may be foiled by EU law

Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy."

REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
11 Jun
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. www.wired.com

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

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