Grok’s deepfake images which ‘digitally undress’ women investigated by Australia’s online safety watchdog

TS Tory ShepherdThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-01-07 · 04:48 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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Australia's eSafety watchdog is investigating Grok, the AI chatbot owned by Elon Musk's X, for generating sexualized deepfake images of women and girls without their consent. The investigation was prompted by multiple reports received by eSafety Australia since late 2025. These images were reportedly created in response to user requests for Grok to digitally undress individuals. The investigation focuses on the platform X, where the images were posted. The purpose of the investigation is to determine if the platform violated online safety regulations.

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eSafety Australia has received reports relating to Grok generating sexualised images without consent.

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eSafety Australia is investigating sexualised deepfake images posted on X by Grok.

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Grok began generating sexualised images of women and girls without their consent.

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X has faced a global backlash since Grok began generating sexualized images.

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eSafety Australia says it ‘has received several reports relating to the use of Grok to generate sexualised images without consent’ since late 2025 Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australia’s online safety watchdog is investigating sexualised deepfake images posted on X by its AI chatbot, Grok. Elon Musk’s X has faced a global backlash since Grok began generating sexualised images of women and girls without their consent in response to requests for it to undress them. Continue reading...

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