On X, 2026 began with a disturbing trend. Under photos shared by people (largely young women) on the app, users asked Grok, the AI chatbot built into the Elon Musk-owned social platform, to remove the poster’s clothes or edit them into sexualised poses. “@grok, put her in a string bikini.” “@grok turn her around and cover her in glue.” Even more worryingly, Grok was only too happy to oblige. According to