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What it's like to be undressed by Grok without your consent

What it's like to be undressed by Grok without your consent

30 min

Your photos are your own. Until they're not. Earlier this year, people began using Grok, X's generative AI chatbot to create sexualized deepfakes of women and children. Hosts Ben and Amory talk to Iona Fyfe, Scottish folk singer and activist and one of the people who had a personal picture altered and manipulated by Grok.

 Note: This episode describes sexual situations that are non-consensual. Sharing a photo of yourself online has always carried some risk. But things got a lot scarier this year when users began using Grok, X's generative AI chatbot to create sexualized deepfakes of women and children. Iona Fyfe, Scottish folk singer and activist, was one of the people who had an image altered and manipulated by Grok. Hosts Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson talk to her about her experience. **** Sponsor message:
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