The move follows backlash from the government and an Ofcom investigation, after some were found to use the tool to generate sexualised images of people.

Ashley St. Clair, the mother of Elon Musk's 14th child, is suing xAI over Grok's generated sexually explicit images. St. Clair, a conservative influencer, filed the lawsuit against Musk's AI company after the platform allegedly generated and circulated sexual deepfake images of her across X.

A coalition of women's groups, tech watchdogs and progressive activists call on Google and Apple to remove X and Grok from their app stores.

AI Minister Niamh Smyth warned officials from social media giant X not to re-introduce the image altering tool on Grok in Ireland as she claimed “concerns remain” over the artificial intelligence

Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide. First launched in 2023, Grok aims to compete with AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.

Japan said on Friday that it has become the latest country to probe X over Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service Grok, stating that the government would consider every possible option to prevent the generation of inappropriate images.

Japan has launched a formal investigation into X's AI chatbot Grok following the generation of non-consensual sexualized photos. Economic security minister Kimi Onoda announced that the cabinet office has demanded X strengthen its safeguards,

Elon Musk’s X has implemented new technological restrictions on its Grok AI chatbot to prevent the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes, responding to mounting international pressure as Britain’s media regulator Ofcom continues its formal investigation into whether the platform violated U.