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Elon Musk’s Grok ‘Undressing’ Problem Isn’t Fixed

Matt Burgess

created: Jan. 15, 2026, 7:30 p.m. | updated: Jan. 20, 2026, 10:57 a.m.

Other users, meanwhile, say they’re no longer able to create images and videos as they once were. Tests by WIRED, using free Grok accounts on its website in both the UK and US, successfully removed clothing from two images of men without any apparent restrictions. On Wednesday, a Safety account on X posted updates on how Grok can be used on the social media website. The latest move follows a widely criticized shift on January 9 where X limited image generation using Grok to paid “verified” subscribers. “We do observe that they appear to have pulled the plug on it and disabled the functionality on X,” they say.

2 weeks, 4 days ago: WIRED