Explainer: Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is facing widespread backlash on X for sexualised images. Here’s what happened
- Posted on January 6, 2026
- By Dawn
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Explainer: Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is facing widespread backlash on X for sexualised images. Here’s what happened

Controversy erupted on X after users were found exploiting Grok to edit and manipulate photographs, including digitally undressing people — among them children — or portraying them in minimal clothing such as bikinis.