New Delhi: Under fire worldwide, Elon Musk's X platform disabled Grok's objectionable image generation tool on Thursday.
The AI chatbot can no longer produce explicit images of wome, even for premium users, regardless of prompts.
"We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis. This restriction applies to all users, including paid subscribers," X's safety account posted.
Grok's "Spicy Mode" sparked fury by enabling easy deepfakes of women and children via simple commands like "put her in a bikini." Countries blocked it or probed xAI.
India's MeitY demanded an action report, while California's Attorney General investigated. Twenty-eight civil groups urged Apple and Google to delist Grok and X from app stores.
X now limits image creation and editing to paid subscribers only, for better accountability. It pledged swift removal of violative content like CSAM and non-consensual nudity, plus penalties for rule-breakers.
In December, MeitY ordered X to block illegal content immediately, enforce AI rules, and suspend abusive accounts.
X reportedly scrubbed 3,500 obscene images in India and banned 600 misusing users.
(Inputs from IANS)