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Grok generated sexualized images of kids, and xAI hopes silence wil fix it

When your LLM generates sexualized images of children, silence is not a strategy.

Jason Weisberger
Jan 05, 2026
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Image: Elon Musk; Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com

When your LLM generates sexualized images of children, silence is not a strategy.It is an admission that you don’t want to fix it.

According to Ars Technica, Elon Musk’s AI company has gone conspicuously quiet after Grok was caught producing sexualized imagery involving minors. This is a failu…

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