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Elon Musk’s xAI defies ‘woke’ censorship with controversial Grok 2 AI release

Elon Musk's xAI launches Grok 2, an AI model with unrestricted image generation capabilities, sparking debate on AI ethics, content moderation, and tech regulation.

Within hours of its launch, X.com users reported a deluge of AI-generated images depicting graphic violence, explicit sexual content, and manipulated photos of public figures in offensive situations. Google, OpenAI, Meta, and Anthropic have implemented strict content filters and ethical guidelines in their image generation models to prevent the creation of harmful or offensive material. Google admitted that its efforts to ensure diversity “failed to account for cases that should clearly not show a range” and that its AI model became “way more cautious” over time, refusing to answer even innocuous prompts.

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