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XRolls Out Grok-Powered Auto Translation and iOS Photo Editor

The move signals a push to keep users working inside X through built-in AI tools.

Overview

  • X began a worldwide rollout of automatic post translation late Tuesday, powered by Grok, with a gear icon that lets you turn off auto-translate for a chosen language.
  • The updated photo editor is live on iOS and adds “Edit with words” using Grok plus drawing, text overlays, and a blur tool for redacting faces or sensitive details, with Android coming soon.
  • Earlier reply-tag edits using Grok were reported to have generated millions of sexualized images, including some involving children, which led X to gate image generation to paying users and to block suggestive images of real people.
  • xAI faces a class-action lawsuit from three teenagers over alleged child exploitation images and X is under EU investigation into nonconsensual sexual image creation using its tools.
  • X has not said if the new editor will be limited to Premium users, and it is also adding engagement features that keep activity on-platform, such as a reply option that lets paying users reach second-degree connections.