Why nobody's stopping Grok
An episode of the Decoder with Nilay Patel podcast, hosted by The Verge, titled "Why nobody's stopping Grok" was published on January 22, 2026 and runs 65 minutes.
January 22, 2026 ·65m · Decoder with Nilay Patel
Episode Description
Grok, the chatbot made by Elon Musk’s xAI, is able to make all manner of AI-generated images on demand, including non-consensual intimate images of women and minors. It's the kind of "controversy" that would have completely sunk a platform five or 10 years ago, but now it seems clear that Elon wants Grok to be able to do this.
A lot of people feel like someone should be able to do something about a one-click harassment machine like this. But who has that power, and what they can do with it, is a deeply complicated question,tied up...
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