X’s half-assed attempt to #paywall #Grok doesn’t block free image editing

Once again, people are taking Grok at its word, treating the #chatbot as a company spokesperson without questioning what it says
#deepfake #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/xs-half-assed-attempt-to-paywall-grok-doesnt-block-free-image-editing/

Elon Musk’s A.I. Is Generating #Sexualized Images of Real People, Fueling Outrage

Late Thursday, Mr. Musk’s #chatbot , #Grok , limited requests for A.I.-generated images on X to paid subscribers of the social media site amid an outcry from victims and regulators.
#socialmedia #ai

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/technology/grok-deepfakes-ai-x.html

Elon Musk’s A.I. Is Generating #Sexualized Images of Real People, Fueling Outrage

Late Thursday, Mr. Musk’s #chatbot , #Grok , limited requests for A.I.-generated images on X to paid subscribers of the social media site amid an outcry from victims and regulators.
#socialmedia #ai

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/09/technology/grok-deepfakes-ai-x.html

X’s half-assed attempt to #paywall #Grok doesn’t block free image editing

Once again, people are taking Grok at its word, treating the #chatbot as a company spokesperson without questioning what it says
#deepfake #privacy

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/xs-half-assed-attempt-to-paywall-grok-doesnt-block-free-image-editing/

#ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in #AI continues

There’s a well-worn pattern in the development of AI #chatbots. Researchers discover a #vulnerability and #exploit it to do something bad. The platform introduces a guardrail that stops the attack from working. Then, researchers devise a simple tweak that once again imperils #chatbot users.
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/chatgpt-falls-to-new-data-pilfering-attack-as-a-vicious-cycle-in-ai-continues/

#ChatGPT falls to new data-pilfering attack as a vicious cycle in #AI continues

There’s a well-worn pattern in the development of AI #chatbots. Researchers discover a #vulnerability and #exploit it to do something bad. The platform introduces a guardrail that stops the attack from working. Then, researchers devise a simple tweak that once again imperils #chatbot users.
#privacy

https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/01/chatgpt-falls-to-new-data-pilfering-attack-as-a-vicious-cycle-in-ai-continues/

"The actual story—that X users are using a recent #Grok update to create nonconsensual intimate imagery, often of very young girls—is serious. But the media turned it into a clown show by #anthropomorphizing a #chatbot.
Though, for all my criticisms of how the media has handled this so far, you have to doff your cap to the FT, who has put out the best headline I’ve seen to date regarding all this: “Who’s who at X, the #deepfake #pornsite formerly known as Twitter.”"
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/07/journalistic-malpractice-no-llm-ever-admits-to-anything-and-reporting-otherwise-is-a-lie/

"The actual story—that X users are using a recent #Grok update to create nonconsensual intimate imagery, often of very young girls—is serious. But the media turned it into a clown show by #anthropomorphizing a #chatbot.
Though, for all my criticisms of how the media has handled this so far, you have to doff your cap to the FT, who has put out the best headline I’ve seen to date regarding all this: “Who’s who at X, the #deepfake #pornsite formerly known as Twitter.”"
https://www.techdirt.com/2026/01/07/journalistic-malpractice-no-llm-ever-admits-to-anything-and-reporting-otherwise-is-a-lie/

Sabine W. is writing a bachelor thesis in Data Science at DBU to investigate whether #transparency about #datausage and having more detailed #privacy options influence people’s willingness to donate their #chatbot conversation data for open source AI model #research

If you live in #Switzerland please spare 5 minutes on the survey: https://chat-study.ailights.org/