Elon Musk’s new image generation tool hit by wave of outrage over pictures it produces

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The new image generation capabilities of Elon Musk’s AI system has led to outrage over the pictures it is able to generate. Popular images shared on X after the system was released showed copyrighted characters appearing in violent scenes, for instance, or politicians appearing to endorse campaigns they disagree with or even back terror attacks. It comes in the wake of X and Mr Musk being heavily criticised for the role the platform played in the recent riots in Britain, with misinformation allowed to spread which sparked much of the disorder, while Mr Musk interacted with far-right figures on the site and reiterated his belief in “absolute free speech”. We must act now - authorities, governments and tech leaders need to step up.” But Mr Musk appeared to revel in the controversial nature of the update to the chatbot, posting to X on Wednesday: “Grok is the most fun AI in the world!” He pointed to a thread of tips to use the system, which included replies from an array of users demonstrating how it could be used to create photorealistic images of news figures.