"Image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers," Grok wrote in response to a user request Friday.
The chatbot has faced intense scrutiny in recent weeks, as regulators from the European Union, United Kingdom, Malaysia, India, France and more have demanded answers from both X and xAI, the AI company behind Grok.
U.S. lawmakers have also joined this chorus of voices. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to Apple and Google on Friday, asking the tech giants to remove X and Grok from their respective app stores.
"Turning a blind eye to X's egregious behavior would make a mockery of your moderation practices," they wrote. "Indeed, not taking action would undermine your claims in public and in court that your app stores offer a safer user experience than letting users download apps directly to their phones."
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Wednesday called the AI-generated posts "unacceptable and a clear violation" of the Take It Down Act, a bill he sponsored, and X's terms and conditions.
The Take It Down Act, which criminalized the publication of nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfakes, passed Congress last year.
"These unlawful images pose a serious threat to victims' privacy and dignity," he wrote in a post on X. "They should be taken down and guardrails should be put in place. This incident is a good reminder that we will face privacy and safety challenges as AI develops, and we should be aggressive in addressing those threats."
"I'm encouraged that X has announced that they're taking these violations seriously and working to remove any unlawful images and offending users from their platform," Cruz added.
Musk acknowledged the situation last week, underscoring that "anyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content." X's Safety account also noted it removes illegal content and permanently suspends responsible accounts.
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