Grok Implicated in Illegal Deepfake Case
elonmusk · x · 2026-07-16
Elon Musk shared that a user attempted to bypass Grok's safety restrictions by uploading photos of adults and minors to create illegal deepfakes/CSAM. The post noted that the platform's detection and reporting capabilities led to the user's arrest, and they now face 8 felony charges.
The same post mentioned that the platform has suspended 52,222 accounts and submitted 73,604 reports to NCMEC, claiming these reports resulted in at least 244 arrests.
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