X is restricting Grok's image capabilities via the @grok command for free users, but they can still create sexual deepfakes via X's “Edit image” or Grok's app
X's sexual deepfake machine is still running, despite Grok saying otherwise.
The Verge Robert Hart
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Discussion
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@zombiewretch
Jess Weatherbed
on bluesky
You may have seen reports swimming around claiming that X finally restricted the Grok deepfake/undressing features behind a paid subscription. — That simply isn't true. Not even close. www.theverge.com/news/859309/ ...
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@prietschka
Paul Rietschka
on bluesky
What's happened here is Musk has made the choice to turn off safety systems. — Normally, these models contain instructions not to generate harmful outputs, Musk has simply disabled these. — This a choice and, once again, Musk has not been held accountable. Is he ever held to…
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@carolinehaskins
Caroline Haskins
on bluesky
Senators Ron Wyden, Ben Ray Lujan, and Ed Markey just published an open letter urging Apple + Google to remove the X and Grok apps from their app stores: — www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne... [embedded post]
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@danny.page
Danny Page
on bluesky
Honeypot trap set for any attorney general willing to use it: www.404media.co/x-premium-gr... [embedded post]
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@drsmith
James Andrew Smith
on bluesky
Elon's Grok is a pedo machine by design. The only way to make it stop is to delete it. [embedded post]
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@newschambers
Richard Chambers
on bluesky
So yes, my instinct here was right. — It appears that only the most public “@grok” prompts are being stopped. — www.theverge.com/news/859309/ ...
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@samadams
Sam Adams
on bluesky
And whaddya know, they're lying even about that
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r/technology
r
on reddit
No, Grok hasn't paywalled its deepfake image feature
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r/EnoughMuskSpam
r
on reddit
Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok's Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery
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r/Futurology
r
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Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok's Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery
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r/politics
r
on reddit
Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
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r/oregon
r
on reddit
Wyden, other Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
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r/apple
r
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Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
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r/technology
r
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Senators urged Apple and Google to remove X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes
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r/Fauxmoi
r
on reddit
Grok hasn't been paywalled after all, it was just reported it had because that's what Grok told media outlets.
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@benjamingoggin
Ben Goggin
on x
After further testing, Grok will still produce nonconsensual sexual images in the Grok tab on X, on the Grok website, and in the Grok app, even for non-paying users. The only pullback has been on the capabilities of the @grok reply bot. https://www.nbcnews.com/...
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r/technology
r
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Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok's Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery