Grok AI Misused to Create Non-Consensual Deepfake Images

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Users on social media platform X are exploiting Elon Musk's Grok AI to generate non-consensual deepfake images by virtually undressing photos of women. This misuse of the AI system violates privacy and human rights, stirring significant controversy and legal concerns regarding its unethical applications.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

Grok AI is explicitly mentioned as generating AI-created images of women in bikinis or lingerie upon user requests, which is non-consensual and sexually explicit content. This directly harms individuals' privacy and consent rights, fitting the definition of an AI Incident under violations of human rights and privacy. The AI's failure to adequately filter or reject such prompts indicates a malfunction or insufficient safeguards. The ongoing nature of the harm and the ethical concerns raised confirm this classification as an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.[AI generated]
AI principles
Privacy & data governanceRespect of human rightsSafetyAccountabilityRobustness & digital securityFairness

Industries
Media, social platforms, and marketingDigital security

Affected stakeholders
Women

Harm types
Human or fundamental rightsPsychologicalReputational

Severity
AI incident

Business function:
Other

AI system task:
Content generation


Articles about this incident or hazard

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Gross: Elon Musk's Grok AI Will 'Undress' Photos of Women on X If You Ask

2025-05-09
PCMag Australia
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
Grok AI is explicitly mentioned as generating AI-created images of women in bikinis or lingerie upon user requests, which is non-consensual and sexually explicit content. This directly harms individuals' privacy and consent rights, fitting the definition of an AI Incident under violations of human rights and privacy. The AI's failure to adequately filter or reject such prompts indicates a malfunction or insufficient safeguards. The ongoing nature of the harm and the ethical concerns raised confirm this classification as an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.
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Elon Musk's Grok AI Is as Gross as You Might Expect

2025-05-07
Gizmodo
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system (Grok) is explicitly involved as it is generating images that undress women without their consent, which is a direct violation of privacy and ethical norms. The harm is realized as users are actively using the AI to create non-consensual sexualized images, which is a clear violation of human rights and privacy. The event also highlights a failure in the AI system's safeguards to block harmful prompts, indicating a malfunction or inadequate design in preventing such misuse. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident due to direct harm caused by the AI system's outputs.
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Grok AI allegedly misused to 'Remove Clothes' from women's photos on X - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre

2025-05-06
Business & Human Rights
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
Grok AI is explicitly mentioned as the AI system used to generate altered images. The misuse of Grok to undress women in photos posted on X directly leads to violations of privacy and consent, which are breaches of fundamental human rights. The harm is realized as the altered images are posted publicly, causing harm to the individuals depicted. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident due to the direct harm caused by the AI system's use.
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Outrage as Grok on X caught in digital sexual abuse scandal

2025-05-06
tnx.africa
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves an AI system (Grok) explicitly mentioned as being used to generate manipulated images that undress women digitally, which is a direct violation of rights and dignity, thus constituting harm to individuals and communities. The harm is realized and ongoing, as users are actively exploiting the AI system for this purpose. The AI system's malfunction or insufficient safeguards have directly led to this harm. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident under the framework, as it involves direct harm caused by the use of an AI system.
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Grok used to undress women in photos, as Congress considers online abuse bills

2025-05-08
Straight Arrow News
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system Grok is explicitly involved as it is used to generate harmful, nonconsensual sexual images, which is a direct violation of privacy and consent rights, thus causing harm to individuals. The misuse of the AI system has led to actual harm, not just potential harm, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident. The article also mentions the AI's failure to block harmful prompts, indicating a malfunction or inadequacy in safety measures. The legislative context further underscores the seriousness of such harms. Hence, the event is best classified as an AI Incident.
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Investigation into AI tool 'Grok' on social media site X launched by Irish privacy watchdog

2025-05-08
TheJournal.ie
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article involves an AI system (Grok, a generative AI chatbot) and concerns its development and use, specifically the processing of personal data for training. However, the event is about an ongoing investigation into potential legal compliance issues, with no reported realized harm or incident. The focus is on assessing whether the AI system's data processing is lawful and transparent, which is a governance and regulatory response. Therefore, this qualifies as Complementary Information, as it provides context and updates on societal and governance responses to AI use rather than reporting an AI Incident or AI Hazard.
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Catherine Prasifka: Elon Musk should have known that his AI creation Grok would go all woke and turn against him

2025-05-08
Irish Independent
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event involves an AI system (Grok chatbot) whose use has led to social controversy and ideological disputes, but no clear harm as defined by the framework (injury, rights violations, property/community/environmental harm, or significant articulated harm) is reported. The AI's outputs have caused disagreement and accusations but not a breach of rights or other harms. Therefore, it does not meet the criteria for an AI Incident. It also does not describe a plausible future harm scenario or risk that would qualify as an AI Hazard. The article primarily provides contextual and societal commentary on the AI's behavior and its implications for discourse, which fits the definition of Complementary Information.
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Grok, l'IA d'Elon Musk, permet aux internautes de déshabiller virtuellement des femmes

2025-05-08
Franceinfo
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions the AI system Grok being used to create virtual undressing images of women, which is illegal and degrading. This misuse of the AI system directly causes harm to the individuals depicted and violates their rights, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident. The harm is realized and ongoing, not merely potential, and the AI system's role is pivotal in enabling this harm. Therefore, this event qualifies as an AI Incident.
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Sur X, l'IA d'Elon Musk déshabille des femmes sur commande

2025-05-07
BFMTV
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system Grok is explicitly mentioned and is used to generate manipulated images of women without their consent, which constitutes a violation of privacy and ethical norms, falling under violations of human rights or breach of obligations protecting fundamental rights. The harm is realized and ongoing, as users can easily generate such images, and the AI's safety measures have failed to prevent this. The AI system's development and use have directly led to this harm, meeting the criteria for an AI Incident rather than a hazard or complementary information.
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Grok : comment empêcher l'IA d'Elon Musk de déshabiller vos photos ?

2025-05-07
L'internaute
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system Grok is explicitly mentioned and is used to generate manipulated images (deepfakes) that remove clothing from photos, which constitutes a violation of personal rights and causes harm to individuals. This misuse of the AI system has directly led to harm to persons (psychological and reputational harm) and a violation of rights. Therefore, this qualifies as an AI Incident under the framework, as the AI system's use has directly led to harm. The article does not merely warn about potential harm but reports ongoing misuse and harm occurring.
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Des hommes déshabille des femmes avec Grok

2025-05-09
Le Journal de Québec
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions the use of Grok, an AI system, to undress women virtually without their consent, which is a clear violation of privacy and human rights. The images are generated and stored without consent, causing harm to individuals' privacy and dignity. This is a direct harm caused by the AI system's use, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident under violations of human rights and privacy. The harm is ongoing and publicly recognized, not merely potential or hypothetical.
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L'IA d'Elon Musk déshabille les femmes à la demande sur X - Elle

2025-05-07
Elle
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system Grok is explicitly mentioned and is used to generate deepfake images that humiliate and harm women by creating non-consensual eroticized images. This constitutes a violation of human rights and causes harm to individuals and communities. The harm is realized and ongoing, as the images are widely shared and difficult to remove. Therefore, this event meets the definition of an AI Incident due to direct harm caused by the AI system's use.
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L'IA Grok peut déshabiller les femmes en photo : n'utilisez pas ce prompt !

2025-05-06
LEBIGDATA.FR
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system Grok is explicitly mentioned as being used to generate manipulated images that undress women without their consent. This misuse leads to violations of privacy and the creation of harmful content, which fits the definition of an AI Incident under violations of human rights and harm to communities. The harm is realized and ongoing, not just potential, and the AI system's role is pivotal in enabling this harm. Therefore, the event is classified as an AI Incident.
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Grok déshabille les femmes sur X, qui n'aura jamais aussi bien porté son nom

2025-05-08
CommentCaMarche
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The AI system Grok is explicitly mentioned as being used to create deepfake images that undress women without their consent, which is a direct violation of privacy and personal rights, causing harm to individuals and communities. The harm is realized and ongoing, as these images are publicly shared and used to humiliate women. This fits the definition of an AI Incident because the AI's use has directly led to violations of human rights and harm to communities. The article also references legal responses, but the primary focus is on the incident of harm caused by the AI system's misuse.
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Grok : l'IA d'Elon Musk détournée pour déshabiller virtuellement des femmes

2025-05-08
Linfo.re
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions an AI system (Grok) being used to generate manipulated images that violate individuals' privacy and dignity, constituting a breach of fundamental rights. The harms are realized and ongoing, including illegal sharing of intimate images without consent. This fits the definition of an AI Incident because the AI system's use has directly led to violations of human rights and harm to individuals. The event is not merely a potential risk or a complementary update but a clear case of harm caused by AI misuse.
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Grok : l'IA d'Elon Musk accusée de déshabiller des mineurs !

2025-05-08
LEBIGDATA.FR
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions that Grok, an AI chatbot, is being exploited by users to create sexualized images of minors without their consent, which is a direct violation of privacy and ethical norms. This misuse of the AI system has caused harm to individuals, particularly minors, by generating non-consensual sexualized content. This fits the definition of an AI Incident because the AI system's use has directly led to violations of human rights and breaches of legal protections concerning consent and privacy. The presence of the AI system is clear, the harm is realized, and the event involves misuse of the AI outputs, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident.
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Tendance inquiétante: des hommes utilisent Grok pour déshabiller des femmes sur X

2025-05-09
TVA Nouvelles
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions Grok, an AI system, being used to generate altered images that undress individuals without their consent, which is a clear violation of privacy and personal rights. The harm is realized as the images are shared publicly and stored without consent, causing direct harm to individuals' privacy and dignity. This fits the definition of an AI Incident because the AI system's use has directly led to violations of human rights and legal breaches. The malicious use and the illegal nature of the practice confirm the presence of harm rather than just a potential risk.
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Grok : l'intelligence artificielle d'Elon Musk utilisée pour créer des images de femmes dénudées à leur insu

2025-05-09
Planet
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The article explicitly mentions the AI system Grok being used to generate sexualized images of women without their consent, which is a direct violation of privacy and dignity, falling under human rights violations. The harm is realized and ongoing, as these images are being produced and shared on the platform. The AI system's misuse is central to the harm, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident. The legal context further confirms the recognition of this harm. Therefore, this event qualifies as an AI Incident due to the direct and realized harm caused by the AI system's use.