Texas lawmakers call for investigation into Grok AI for generating sexualized images of minors
Texas House Democrats called on the state attorney general to investigate Grok, an AI chatbot on X, for reportedly generating sexually explicit depictions of children at a high volume. An outside investigative group found the system was creating thousands of sexualized images per hour.
What happened
Grok, an AI chatbot on the social media platform X, has been used to create and alter online images. An outside investigative group found Grok created 7,750 sexualized images per hour and at least one nonconsensual image per minute, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Forty-three Texas House Democrats sent a letter on Monday to the Texas Office of the Attorney General calling for an investigation into Grok for allegedly creating sexually explicit depictions of children. The letter states that Grok will undress any photo provided to it.
Reported impact
State Rep. Mihaela Plesa, who led the effort, stated that "Parents across Texas should be furious: Every day AG Paxton delays is another day Texas children are at risk."
Index analysis
Malaysia and Indonesia became the first countries to block Grok. In the United Kingdom, Ofcom, an internet watchdog approved by the government, is investigating Grok.
Governance controls
In the 2025 legislative session, Texas lawmakers passed Senate Bill 20, which took effect in September, creating a criminal penalty for the use of AI to create child pornography. House Bill 1181, which took effect in 2023, requires age verification for websites where at least one-third of its content is sexually explicit.
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This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.