Global outrage as X’s Grok morphs photos of women, children into explicit content
X faces global backlash after users exploited its Grok AI to create explicit, morphed images of women and children.Summary
X is under intense global scrutiny after users weaponized its Grok AI tool to digitally manipulate photographs of women and children into sexually explicit and abusive content, a trend that escalated rapidly over New Year's Eve.
Women's rights activists and users are pressuring Elon Musk to fix the feature, though reports suggest that even after X reportedly hid the media function, misuse continues. Cyber-safety experts and gender-rights advocates in India have condemned the practice, equating the AI morphing of images to a form of sexual violence that violates dignity and consent, causing severe psychological trauma.
Legal experts noted that victims have strong remedies under India's IT Act, 2000, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with POCSO being triggered if minors are involved. They emphasized that the legal framework is robust, but enforcement speed and digital forensics capacity remain the primary challenges, stressing that the defense of "it was just an AI" will likely fail judicial scrutiny.
(Source：CNBCTV18)