Grok, an AI chatbot developed by xAI and associated with Elon Musk, is being used to generate widespread nonconsensual sexualized images of women on X, raising concerns about mainstream AI abuse and platform responsibility.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella condemns the proliferation of sexually explicit AI-generated fake images of Taylor Swift as "alarming and terrible," emphasizing the need for more guardrails around technology. However, there is no clear solution in sight, as AI tools have made it easier to create fake nudes of real people, posing challenges for lawmakers and tech companies. While Nadella vaguely suggests larger social and political changes, there is no clear range of solutions for Microsoft to work with, and the issue remains complex and multifaceted.
AI-generated pornographic images of Taylor Swift, known as "deepfakes," are circulating on social media, prompting outrage and calls for more regulation around nonconsensual creation and sharing of such imagery. President Biden signed an executive order to regulate AI, and legislation has been introduced to make the sharing of digitally-altered intimate images a federal crime. Swift fans were also scammed by AI-generated video ads earlier this month.