Elon Musk’s AI video generator has been deliberately programmed to produce sexually explicit images of women, it is alleged.

The "Spicy" mode on Elon Musk's Grok Imagine AI allows users to create lurid deepfake videos of Scarlett Johansson and Taylor Swift in seconds.

Grok’s Imagine feature on iOS lets you generate pictures with a text prompt, then turn them quickly into video clips with four presets: “Custom,” “Normal,” “Fun,” and “Spicy.” While image generators often shy away from producing recognizable celebrities,

Grok Imagine's "Spicy" mode (gag) will show women taking their tops off even without specifically being prompted.

Elon Musk's AI video generator has been accused of making "a deliberate choice" to create sexually explicit clips of Taylor Swift without prompting, says an expert in online abuse. "This is not misogyny by accident, it is by design," said Clare McGlynn, a law professor who has helped draft a law which would make pornographic deepfakes illegal.

Elon Musk’s Grok AI faces backlash after allegedly generating explicit Taylor Swift videos without prompting, sparking debates on misogyny in AI and urgent calls for stronger safeguards.

Grok Imagine’s Spicy video mode is sparking backlash for generating explicit AI deepfakes of celebrities with minimal safeguards.