Pornographic Taylor Swift deepfakes generated by Musk's Grok AI

Grok Imagine's "spicy" mode made explicit videos of Taylor Swift, according to The Verge and Gizmodo.

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"This is not misogyny by accident, it is by design," said Clare McGlynn, a law professor who has helped draft a law which would make pornographic deepfakes illegal.

According to a report by The Verge, Grok Imagine's new "spicy" mode "didn't hesitate to spit out fully uncensored topless videos" of the pop star without being asked to make explicit content.

The report also said proper age verification methods - which became law in July - were not in place.

XAI, the company behind Grok, has been approached for comment.