Musk’s Grok AI chatbot is still making sexual deepfakes, despite X’s promise to stop it

EXCLUSIVEArtificial intelligenceArtificial intelligenceMusk's Grok AI chatbot is still making sexual deepfakes, despite X's promise to stop itAn NBC News review found dozens of AI-generated sexualized images of real women posted to X over the past month.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Elon Musk's Grok AI software is still creating sexualized deepfakes despite his companies' efforts. Justine Goode / NBC News; Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 14, 2026, 1:40 PM EDTBy David IngramElon Musk’s artificial intelligence software, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people without their consent, despite his company’s pledge months ago to halt abusive deepfakes after a public backlash and government investigations.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.A review by NBC News found dozens of AI-generated sexual images and videos depicting real people posted publicly on Musk’s social media app, X, over the past month. The images show women whose likenesses were edited by the AI chatbot to put them in more revealing clothing, such as towels, sports bras, skintight Spider-Woman outfits or bunny costumes. Many of the women are female pop stars or actors.The Grok software, created by Musk’s company xAI, made the images at the request of users who tried to break through undressing restrictions the service put in place in January. Grok, via its X account, or the users then posted the images to X.The images are similar to ones that sparked a firestorm of criticism in January, when Musk’s companies freely allowed people to undress others simply by uploading photos and typing prompts such as “put her in a bikini.” Musk’s companies had cheered on the idea, promoting the “spicy mode” of his AI chatbot. The flood of fake images, including some of children, prompted government investigations on five continents.The number of sexualized deepfakes created by Grok and poste...