No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service
Downing Street has condemned the move by X to restrict its AI image creation tool to paying subscribers as insulting, saying it simply made the ability to generate explicit and unlawful images a premium service.
There has been widespread anger after the image tool for Grok, the AI element of X, was used to manipulate thousands of images of women and sometimes children to remove their clothing or put them in sexual positions.
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