Overview
- A CCDH analysis extrapolated from a 20,000‑image sample that Grok generated about 3 million photorealistic sexualized images in 11 days, including an estimated 23,338 depicting minors.
- The group estimated output at roughly 190 images per minute with a sexualized image of a minor every 41 seconds, while cautioning it did not analyze original photos or prompts or determine consent.
- X limited Grok’s image feature to paid users on January 8–9 and added further technical blocks days later, yet CCDH reported 29% of sexualized images of minors remained publicly accessible on January 15.
- Independent reviews echoed the scale, with The New York Times estimating at least 41% of posts likely contained sexualized images of women (about 1.8 million) and AI Forensics finding over half of a sample showed scantily clad people.
- Victim reports and official backlash intensified, including a Cardiff lecturer alleging nonconsensual depictions, a coalition urging Apple and Google to remove Grok and X, scrutiny from California’s attorney general and EU officials, and blocks reported in Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines.