Musk denies knowledge of Grok producing sexualised images of minors

In the US, Democratic lawmakers have called on Apple and Google to remove X from their respective app stores.Published On 14 Jan 2026X CEO Elon Musk has said he was not aware of any “naked underage images” generated by xAI’s Grok chatbot, as scrutiny of the AI tool intensifies worldwide.“I [am] not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok. Literally zero,” Musk said in an X post on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Taiwan says ‘general consensus’ reached with US on trade deallist 2 of 4Which countries made the biggest deals with Israel in 2025?list 3 of 4How will Trump’s new 25% tariff impact Iran’s trading partners?list 4 of 4Trump says trade agreement with Mexico, Canada ‘irrelevant’ to USend of listMusk’s comment on social media platform X comes as xAI and X face growing global scrutiny, including government investigations, calls by lawmakers and advocacy groups for Apple and Google to drop Grok from app stores, and bans or legal action in countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.Musk reiterated that Grok is programmed to refuse illegal requests and must comply with the laws of any given country or state.“Obviously, Grok does not spontaneously generate images, it does so only according to user requests,” Musk said.Musk had said earlier on X that anyone using Grok to make illegal content would suffer the same consequences as if they uploaded illegal content.Three Democratic United States senators last week called on Apple and Alphabet’s Google to remove X and its built-in AI chatbot Grok from their app stores, citing the spread of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors on the platform.A coalition of women’s groups, tech watchdogs, and progressive activists also called on the tech giants for a similar move.Last week, X curtailed Grok’s ability to generate or edit images publicly for many users. However, industry experts and watchdogs have said that Grok was still able to produce sexually explicit images, and that restrictions, such as paywalling certain features, may not fully block access to deeper AI image tools.