Elon Musk's Grok Adds Filters for 'Revealing Clothing' but Loopholes Persist
X introduces new filters for Grok AI to block 'revealing clothing' images, but researchers find major loopholes in the standalone app and website.
Is Elon Musk's 'unfiltered' AI finally getting a filter? The answer is complicated. X has introduced new restrictions stopping users from editing or generating images of real people in bikinis or other "revealing clothing" using its Grok AI.
Grok AI image generation safety measures: A Partial Crackdown
The policy shift, implemented on January 14, 2026, follows intense global scrutiny over Grok's role in creating non-consensual sexualized imagery. While X's safety team claims to have deployed technological barriers, investigations by WIRED and AI Forensics suggest that the standalone Grok website and app still allow users to bypass these guardrails.
We can still generate photorealistic nudity on Grok.com. We can generate nudity in ways that Grok on X cannot.
Regulatory Pressure and Global Investigations
Since the start of the year, xAI and X have been under fire from officials in the UK, the US, and the European Commission. In response, X limited image generation to verified subscribers on January 9, a move some advocates called the "monetization of abuse." Elon Musk defends the current state, stating that Grok aims for an "R-rated movie" standard for imaginary humans while geoblocking content where illegal.
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