Musk's Grok restricts image generator after complaints over sexualized photos

What they're saying: Responding to users on X Friday, Grok said that image generation and editing "are currently limited to paying subscribers."

• Despite the restrictions, the company on Thursday repeatedly touted Grok Imagine, its new video creation capability, which is currently free for everyone to use.
• xAI did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.
• "Anyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content," Musk posted on X on Jan. 3.

Yes, but: While Grok appears to have limited the ability for users to modify images by tagging @grok on X, the Verge reported that all users can still create sexualized images by using the edit button on the X desktop website or using the X app.

Catch up quick: Musk's Grok came under fire recently after users used its image editing capabilities to remove clothing from photos or make sexualized images of women and children, including a 14-year-old star of Netflix's "Stranger Things."

• Grok's terms of service prohibit the "sexualization or exploitation of children."
• Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer who has a child with Musk, also addressed Grok users creating sexualized images of her as a child.
• Several countries, including India and France, condemned the sexualized images of children and promised investigations.