XAI's Grok relaxes NSFW restrictions, sparking regulatory investigations and internal controversies

According to multiple former employees, over half of the traffic on xAI's Grok platform comes from NSFW content, and the premium subscription package Grok Imagine costs $300 per month. SpaceX's prospectus reveals that its AI division will generate $3.2 billion in revenue in 2025 and generate 1 million images and 2 million videos per month in the first quarter of 2026. The European Union, France, and the United Kingdom have launched an investigation into Grok's generation of pornographic images of minors, as personnel have been lost within xAI due to the development of the sexy avatar Ani. SpaceX warns that the Grok mode may bring reputational damage and explicit image risks, while Anthropic, Google, Midjourney, and OpenAI all strictly control adult content.