Elon Musk's artificial intelligence undressed 4 million women and children in 9 days.
EqualityInternational
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- The claimed figure of 4 million 'undressed women and children' is a significant overestimate. The total number of images generated was 4.4 million, but only approximately 1.8 million (41%) were sexualized — and of those, about 23,000 involved children. The 4 million figure is closer to the total images generated, not the subset of sexualized images of women and children.
The claim describes the AI as 'undressing' women and children, implying autonomous action. In reality, the images were generated by users who fed real photos into Grok and prompted it to create sexualized versions. The AI did not act independently.
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- The 4 million figure conflates the total number of images Grok generated (4.4 million) with the subset that was sexualized (~1.8 million). The claim incorrectly implies the AI undressed 4 million distinct individuals, when in fact users generated these images — often multiple images from a single source photo.
- Of the sexualized images, only a small fraction (~23,000 out of 1.8 million) involved children, according to research cited in a US Congressional letter. The claim groups 'women and children' together without this distinction.
- The MEP did not cite any source for the figure. The data comes from a New York Times investigation published 22 January 2026 and research by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), both of which were available before the session date of 17 June 2026.
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- PrimaryU.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce (Democratic members)By the end of January 8, 2026, researchers found that out of 4.4 million images Grok generated, an estimated 23,000 were sexualized images of children.
- SecondaryThe New York TimesIn just nine days, Grok posted more than 4.4 million images. A review by The Times conservatively estimated that at least 41 percent of posts, or 1.8 million, were sexualized images of women and girls.
- SecondaryCenter for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH)Researchers at CCDH estimated the volume of sexualized images produced by Grok and posted to X spanning 11 days from late December 2025 to early January 2026. The report found that the feature produced an estimated 190 sexualized, user-generated images per minute.