Elon Musk’s xAI Tool Made Nude Deepfakes of Taylor Swift, Bypassing Its Own Rules

Key Points

1. Grok Imagine, an AI video tool by xAI, launched with a 'Spicy' preset that can generate nude or sexually suggestive clips, including unbidden deepfakes of Taylor Swift.

2. xAI restricted the 'Spicy' feature after public backlash, but the tool had already generated 20 million images in one day, with Musk calling it 'Hyperviral.'

3. Unlike competitors like Google's Veo 3 and OpenAI's Sora, Grok Imagine lacked safeguards to block adult content or celebrity likenesses, despite xAI's policies.

4. The controversy follows previous incidents involving AI deepfakes of Swift during the 2024 U.S. election season, which led to calls for stricter AI regulation.

5. A federal judge recently struck down a California law restricting AI-generated content, adding to the debate over how to regulate such technology.