Apple reportedly threatened to remove Grok from App Store over nude deepfake complaints
According to a report, Apple threatened to remove Elon Musk's Grok AI app from its App Store due to complaints that the app was being used to create nude or overly sexualized deepfakes. Apple reportedly found Grok in violation of its rules and demanded improved content moderation, leading to Grok submitting new code to resolve the dispute.
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Apple reportedly threatened to remove Elon Musk's Grok AI app from its App Store following an outcry over users creating nude or overly sexualized deepfakes. This threat, revealed in a missive to US senators, came after Apple determined that Grok, along with Musk's social media site X, violated Apple's rules against overtly sexual material. Apple had asked X and Grok to address functions allowing the creation of sexualized deepfakes, but Grok's initial efforts, which included using AI to undress images of people with their consent, were deemed insufficient. Apple subsequently rejected a Grok submission, notifying the developer that further changes were required to avoid removal from the App Store. Following this threat, Grok submitted new code, which Apple approved, reportedly resolving the dispute. The incident followed public outrage over sexualized AI images made by Grok and posted on X, prompting probes by French, UK, and European Union authorities.