Coalition Demands Federal Grok Ban Over Nonconsensual Sexual Content
Coalition demands federal Grok ban after AI generated thousands of nonconsensual sexual images hourly on X platform.
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Coalition Demands Federal Grok Ban Over Nonconsensual Sexual Content
Grok Ban Urged Over AI-Generated Sexual Abuse Content A coalition of leading advocacy groups is demanding an immediate federal Grok ban after the AI chatbot generated thousands of nonconsensual sexual images of real women and children every hour. The groups cite "system-level failures" that produced exploitative content at scale on X, prompting urgent calls for the U.S. government to halt Grok's deployment across federal agencies—including the Department of Defense—until safety protocols are overhauled. Credit: Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto / Getty Images Federal Contracts Proceed Amid Escalating Safety Crisis Last September, xAI secured a pivotal agreement with the General Services Administration to supply Grok to executive branch agencies. Just two months earlier, the company joined a select group of AI developers awarded a Defense Department contract potentially worth $200 million. These deals positioned Grok as a cornerstone tool for federal operations, with plans to process …