The AI Daily Brief (Formerly The AI Breakdown): Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis The Controversy Surrounding Elon Musk's New Image Generation AI
Aug 16, 2024
Elon Musk's latest AI model, Grok 2, is causing a stir with its image generation capabilities on X. The wild, unfiltered creations raise questions about copyright and political sensitivities. Legal experts and media are diving into the ethical implications of AI-generated content. Meanwhile, new advancements in AI chips are also in the spotlight, with companies like TSMC and Huawei making waves. The discussion unpacks the controversies surrounding these technologies and their potential impacts on the future.
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Unfiltered Grok Images
- Grok generated an image of Mickey Mouse and Mario with lightsabers, Coca-Cola, and Nikes.
- Other examples include political figures in compromising situations and copyrighted characters with weapons.
Grok in Mainstream Media
- Grok's image generation capabilities attracted mainstream media attention due to its lack of guardrails.
- This sparked debate around AI-generated content's ethical and legal implications.
Black Forest Labs and Flux.1
- Grok's image generation is powered by Flux.1, a model developed by Black Forest Labs, not by XAI directly.
- Black Forest Labs, backed by A16Z and others, aims for wide model availability.