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So, the much lauded xAI is overhyped, underwhelming and ... kind of evil? In stark contrast to every other AI company, I suppose? And people are using it for r

So, the much lauded xAI is overhyped, underwhelming and ... kind of evil? In stark contrast to every other AI company, I suppose? And people are using it for revenge porn? I haven't seen that. I've just seen that grok pioneered really good deep web search, is less woke than other LLMs and grok imagine has really good video generation and pretty good image gen. Plus the X timeline feed is really good!

turtlesdown11 9mo ago
> And people are using it for revenge porn? I haven't seen that. https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-launches-investigation-xai-grok-over-undressed-sexual-ai https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bont... https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard-lapses-led-images-minors-minimal-clothing-x-2026-01-02/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard... https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/technology/grok-deepfakes-ai-x.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/technology/grok-deepfakes... https://www.vogue.com/article/grok-deepfakes-trend-essay https://www.vogue.com/article/grok-deepfakes-trend-essay https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-grok-twitter-fake-images-musk-b2912592.html https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-grok-twitter-fake-im... https://techpolicy.press/the-policy-implications-of-groks-mass-digital-undressing-spree https://techpolicy.press/the-policy-implications-of-groks-ma... https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/grok-sexualized-image-xai-elon-musk-women-1235501436/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/grok-s... The French raided the X offices in Paris. > https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/french-headquarters-elon-musk-x-raided-paris-cybercrime-unit https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/french-he... > It said the alleged offences it was investigating now included complicity in the possession and organised distribution of child abuse images, violation of image rights through sexualised deepfakes, and denial of crimes against humanity.
- keepamovin 9mo ago
  Hey thanks. Yeah I really missed all that news. Head down in work the last few months. I appreciate the context.

turtlesdown11 9mo ago

> And people are using it for revenge porn? I haven't seen that. https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-launches-investigation-xai-grok-over-undressed-sexual-ai https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bont... https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard-lapses-led-images-minors-minimal-clothing-x-2026-01-02/ https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard... https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/technology/grok-deepfakes-ai-x.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/technology/grok-deepfakes... https://www.vogue.com/article/grok-deepfakes-trend-essay https://www.vogue.com/article/grok-deepfakes-trend-essay https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-grok-twitter-fake-images-musk-b2912592.html https://www.the-independent.com/tech/ai-grok-twitter-fake-im... https://techpolicy.press/the-policy-implications-of-groks-mass-digital-undressing-spree https://techpolicy.press/the-policy-implications-of-groks-ma... https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/grok-sexualized-image-xai-elon-musk-women-1235501436/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/grok-s... The French raided the X offices in Paris. > https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/french-headquarters-elon-musk-x-raided-paris-cybercrime-unit https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/feb/03/french-he... > It said the alleged offences it was investigating now included complicity in the possession and organised distribution of child abuse images, violation of image rights through sexualised deepfakes, and denial of crimes against humanity.

keepamovin 9mo ago
Hey thanks. Yeah I really missed all that news. Head down in work the last few months. I appreciate the context.