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The mother of one of Elon Musk’s children says his AI bot won’t stop creating sexualized images of her

Nbcwashington · · 1424 words · By Ben Goggin; Bruna Horvath; NBC News
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Clair asked Grok, the generative artificial intelligence reply bot built into the X platform, to stop creating sexually suggestive pictures of her, Grok said it would stop.

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What happened

Clair asked Grok, the generative artificial intelligence reply bot built into the X platform, to stop creating sexually suggestive pictures of her, Grok said it would stop.

Why it matters

Clair, known as a high-profile conservative content creator who has a child with X’s owner, Elon Musk, said she has seen Grok generate numerous other images of her, some based on photos from when she was a minor.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Pity: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ashley St. Clair, known as a high-profile conservative content creator who has a child with X’s owner, Elon Musk”
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Two independent cross-references from Flipboard explicitly state that Ashley St. Clair shares a child with Elon Musk.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashley St. Clair (born July 31, 1998) is an American influencer, author, and political commentator. She was an outspoken proponent of conservative and anti-transgender politics until 2026, when she de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_St._Clair
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The legal affairs of Elon Musk encompass the legal cases involving Elon Musk as the plaintiff, defendant, or concerning his companies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_affairs_of_Elon_Musk
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Musk family is a prominent family with roots in South Africa, Canada, England, and the United States, whose most famous member is businessman and entrepreneur Elon Musk, the wealthiest person in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musk_family
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Claim 2: “xAI’s policy states that it forbids users to create content that sexualizes children but doesn’t have rules against generating sexual images of adults.”
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One source states xAI's policy doesn't have rules against generating sexual images of adults, while another source explicitly states that xAI's 'acceptable use policy' prohibits 'Depicting likenesses of persons in a pornographic manner'.
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web search NEUTRAL — xAI’s policy states that it forbids users to create content that sexualizes children but doesn’t have rules against generating sexual images of adults. But it’s not clear that xAI’s policies were impl…
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/elon-musk/mother-one-elon-musks…
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web search NEUTRAL — Although X allows pornographic content, xAI’s own “acceptable use policy” prohibits “Depicting likenesses of persons in a pornographic manner” and “The sexualization or exploitation of children.” X ha…
https://www.wral.com/story/elon-musk-s-xai-under-fire-for-fa…
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web search NEUTRAL — The only reassurance that xAI is fixing the issue has come from Grok, which noted in another post that xAI has “identified lapses in safeguards and are urgently fixing them.” The chatbot also acknowle…
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/xai-silent-after…
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Claim 3: “From 2023 to 2024, X’s reports increased by 150%, according to NCMEC’s reports.”
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Claim 4: “Musk has embraced using AI to create sexually charged content, integrating a sexualized “spicy” mode into text chats and conversations with Grok “companions.””
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While web results confirm Grok's general capabilities (voice, image, text), there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming a designated 'spicy' mode for sexualized text chats.
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web search NEUTRAL — Grok is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI. It was launched in November 2023 by Elon Musk as an initiative based on the large language model (LLM) of the same name. Grok has…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_(chatbot)
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web search NEUTRAL — Grok is an AI assistant built by xAI. Chat, create images, write code, and get real-time answers from the web and X.
https://grok.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn about Grok, xAI's truth-seeking AI chatbot. Voice chat, image and video generation, real-time search, coding help, and advanced reasoning — on web, iOS, Android.
https://x.ai/grok?via=aitoolhunt&ref=aitoolhunt&fpr=aitoolhu…
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Claim 5: “xAI, the company that created Grok and now owns X”
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The claim states xAI 'now owns X'. However, the evidence (Wikipedia and web search) describes xAI as a company created by Elon Musk and a subsidiary of SpaceX, while X is a separate entity (formerly Twitter) also owned by Musk. There is no evidence that xAI owns X; rather, Grok is integrated into X.
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web search NEUTRAL — 6 days ago · ... X: https://x.com/stevenmarkryan ▻ UNLOCK 350+ Exclusive Videos: https ... xAI #Terafab #Cybercab #Robotaxi #Autonomy #Elon #Terafab ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzxhkrBhGos
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web search NEUTRAL — 23 hours ago · when it can be cancelled in just 90 days because Anthropic or Claude can be a direct competitor of xAI, or Grok, with which it has this contract ...
https://www.facebook.com/casarthakahuja/videos/the-most-dang…
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · Because Elon buying twitter was a disaster and then he started xAI which is a money furnace. ... if he manipulates the value of space x he can ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/1twpq7t/the_spacex_…
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Claim 6: “Politico reported that the French authorities would be investigating X over the creation of nonconsensual deepfakes using Grok on the platform”
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Web search results from February 5, 2026, and April 20, 2026, confirm that authorities in France and the EU are investigating X over Grok's generation of nonconsensual deepfakes.
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web search NEUTRAL — From 2025 onwards, X (formerly Twitter)'s integrated chatbot, Grok, has allowed users to nonconsensually alter images of individuals, including minors, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_sexual_deepfake_scandal
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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 5, 2026 ... Authorities in the U.K. and France join over 35 state attorney generals in launching investigations of potentially unlawful practices by ...
https://www.vitallaw.com/news/strategic-perspectives-grok-s-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 20, 2026 ... In January, the European Union also hit X with a probe over Grok's generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors.
https://www.facebook.com/scmp/posts/in-january-the-european-…
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Claim 7: “The introduction in December of an image editing feature in Grok”
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Multiple web search results (lokmattimes.com and other sources) confirm the introduction of an image editing feature for Grok, with one source specifically mentioning the announcement in the context of early 2025/December timelines.
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web search NEUTRAL — Grok is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by SpaceXAI. It was launched in November 2023 by Elon Musk as an initiative based on the large language model of the same name.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_(chatbot)
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web search NEUTRAL — "BREAKING: Grok introduces a new image editing feature – edit images with just a description," DogeDesigner wrote while sharing a video. Meanwhile, Musk announced in February 2025 that its XAI chatbot…
https://www.lokmattimes.com/technology/grok-new-feature-elon…
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web search NEUTRAL — Grok 3 Levels Up with Image Editing & "DeeperSearch". xAI is introducing two new features for Grok: an enhanced research tool and the capability to edit images just by talking to the AI chatbot.
https://www.joinhorizon.ai/p/grok-introduces-deepersearch-an…
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Claim 8: “Ofcom, which regulates communications industries in the United Kingdom, said Monday that it is “aware of serious concerns raised about a feature on Grok on X that produces undressed images of people and sexualised images of children””
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Multiple sources, including a specific report from January 12, 2026, and Wikipedia, confirm that Ofcom is investigating X over Grok's ability to produce undressed images of people and children.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 2025 onwards, X (formerly Twitter)'s integrated chatbot, Grok, has allowed users to nonconsensually alter images of individuals, including minors, to show them in bikinis or transparent clothing,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_sexual_deepfake_scandal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the government-approved regulatory and competition authority for the broadcasting, internet, telecommunications and postal industries of the United Kingdom. Ofc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofcom
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Events from the year 2026 in the United Kingdom.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_Kingdom
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Claim 9: “Musk wrote, “Anyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content,””
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Multiple independent web sources report that Elon Musk warned users that creating illegal content with Grok would result in the same consequences as uploading such content.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Grok is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI. It was launched in November 2023 by Elon Musk as an initiative based on the large language model (LLM) of the same name. Grok has…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_(chatbot)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 2025 onwards, X (formerly Twitter)'s integrated chatbot, Grok, has allowed users to nonconsensually alter images of individuals, including minors, to show them in bikinis or transparent clothing,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grok_sexual_deepfake_scandal
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — X.AI LLC, doing business as xAI, is a subsidiary of the American spaceflight company SpaceX working in the areas of artificial intelligence (AI) and social media. The company's flagship products are …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XAI_(company)
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Claim 10: “In June, Thorn... told NBC News that it had terminated its contract with X after the platform stopped paying invoices for Thorn’s work.”
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The provided Wikipedia results for 'Abigail Thorn', 'The Omen', and 'The Thorn Birds' do not contain any information regarding a contract between a nonprofit named Thorn and X, nor about unpaid invoices.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Omen is a 1976 supernatural horror film directed by Richard Donner and written by David Seltzer. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, it stars Gregory Peck, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Thorn Birds is a 1977 novel by Australian author Colleen McCullough. Set primarily on Drogheda—a fictional sheep station in the Australian Outback named after Drogheda, Ireland—the story focuses o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thorn_Birds
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abigail Thorn (born 24 April 1993) is an English YouTuber, actress, and playwright. Thorn created the YouTube channel Philosophy Tube in 2013, when she sought to provide free lessons in philosophy in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Thorn
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Claim 11: “X’s safety account also posted that it would be removing posts, as well as “permanently suspending accounts, and working with local governments and law enforcement as necessary””
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Web search results from X's @Safety account and other reports confirm the platform's intent to remove violative content and suspend accounts related to Grok-generated illegal material.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 14, 2026 · We take action to remove high-priority violative content, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and non-consensual nudity, taking ...
https://x.com/Safety/status/2011573102485127562?lang=en
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 5, 2026 · X is planning to purge users generating content that the platform deems illegal, including Grok-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). ...
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/x-blames-users-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 23, 2026 · The coalition demanded further action to stop Grok's capacity to create nonconsensual sexual images and child sexual abuse material. The ...
https://oag.dc.gov/release/attorney-general-schwalb-demands-…
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