Sexualized deepfakes on X are a sign of things to come. New Zealand law is already lagging far behind

Elon Musk finally responded last week to widespread outrage over his social media platform

Musk has now assured the UK government that he will stop Grok from creating deepfakes to comply with the law. However, the change is likely to only apply to users in the UK.

However, these recent complaints were not new. Last year, Grok users were able to “undress” posted images to create images of women in underwear, swimwear or sexually suggestive positions. With the “spicy” option from

And such cases could be a sign of things to come if governments don’t become more forceful in regulating AI.

Despite public outcry and increasing scrutiny from regulators, X initially made little effort to address the problem, merely limiting access to Grok on X to paying subscribers.

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