The Powers That Be: Daily Inside Elon’s Grok Sex Scandal
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Jan 23, 2026 
Ian Kreitzberg, a journalist and AI expert, dives into the troubling controversies surrounding X’s AI assistant Grok. He discusses the allegations of Grok generating non-consensual sexualized images, highlighting the potential for numerous lawsuits against Elon Musk’s ventures. The talk shifts to the rise of Anthropic's Claude Code, a new coding tool, and its implications for software engineers. Ian argues that while basic coding jobs may be at risk, experienced developers will find their roles augmented rather than replaced.
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Public Integration Multiplies Harms
- Grok's integration with X amplified harms because everything was public and real-time.
- Ian Kreitzberg says reactive guardrails show the problem was preventable with proactive safety measures.
Deepfake Roots And Rising Legal Risk
- Image-generation tech grew out of deepfake revenge porn and has become faster and more realistic.
- Wired and AI Forensics data show Grok produced many sexualized images and possibly CSAM, raising legal risk.
Put Guardrails In Before Harm Spreads
- Introduce and enforce guardrails proactively to prevent non-consensual outputs.
- Ian notes XAI's reactive fix (blocking bikini deepfakes) largely stopped the trend, proving guardrails work.
