• ai atlas Tech Services & Software AI OpenAI and Google Take Steps to Avoid Abusive AI Imagery After Grok Scandal AI safety, especially around images and videos, continues to be an evolving challenge. • AI safety is an ongoing challenge. • 2026 started with a horrifying example of generative AI’s potential for abuse. • Grok, the AI tool from Elon Musk’s xAI,was usedto undress or nudify pictures of people shared on X (formerly Twitter) at an alarming rate. • Grok made 3 million sexualized images over a span of 11 days in January, with approximately 23,000 of those containing images of children,according to a studyfrom the Center for Countering Digital Hate. • Now, competitors like OpenAI and Google are stepping up their security to avoid being the next Grok.

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  • In 2026, the generative‑AI tool Grok from Elon Musk’s xAI was used to produce over 3 million sexualized images in 11 days, including about 23 000 involving minors, sparking a public backlash. X’s safety team halted Grok’s image‑editing feature on January 14, though the tool remained available to paid users. In response, OpenAI and Google tightened their safeguards. OpenAI fixed a vulnerability in ChatGPT that allowed adversarial prompting to create intimate images, after a cybersecurity firm reported the flaw. Both companies emphasized ongoing collaboration with researchers to strengthen guardrails against non‑consensual content.

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