A young photographer from Lincoln has described feeling violated and disgusted after revealing that right-wing trolls have used a specific loophole in X's Grok AI to generate hundreds of sexualised images of her, including fake depictions of her genitalia.
The 'see-through bikini' exploit
Evie Smith, 22, told Metro that individuals who disagree with her pro-feminist views have been systematically targeting her for months. The abuse escalated when they discovered that prompting Grok AI to create an image of a woman in a 'see-through', 'transparent', or 'sheer' bikini could bypass the bot's restrictions on generating fully nude content.
This technical workaround results in 'highly revealing, effectively near-nude outputs', as Grok itself confirmed when questioned by the newspaper. Evie states that while few completely naked images of her exist, many show her in a clear bikini with 'not very well generated genitalia'.
A campaign of harassment
The ordeal began several months ago when trolls first targeted Evie over her political posts. Initially, the AI technology was less advanced, and they used prompts for 'glue on her face' to simulate semen. 'It was pretty realistic back then but not as advanced. You could tell it was AI,' she recalled.
However, the campaign intensified. Evie claims more than 100 fabricated images have now been created and shared. The situation reached a new low last week when one of the AI-generated pictures appeared on her boss's phone at work. 'I was collecting them in a folder but I have had to stop doing that because there are so many. It has started getting to me,' she said.
Official responses and mounting pressure
The UK media regulator, Ofcom, has confirmed it is in 'urgent talks' with both X and xAI, the start-up behind Grok, which was founded by Elon Musk. Ofcom stated it is 'aware of serious concerns raised about a feature on Grok on X that produces undressed images of people and sexualised images of children'.
In the House of Commons on Tuesday 7th January 2026, Technology Secretary Liz Kendall condemned the events, calling them 'absolutely appalling, and unacceptable in decent society'. She urged X to deal with the issue urgently and gave Ofcom her full backing to take enforcement action.
Elon Musk and X have both stated that anyone using Grok to create illegal content will face the same consequences as if they uploaded such material directly. An X spokesperson said the platform takes action against illegal content by removing it, permanently suspending accounts, and working with law enforcement.
Evie, who has reported the incidents to the police, concludes with a stark warning about platform safety: 'You'd imagine this would be happening on the dark web, but it is an AI bot built into one of the biggest social media platforms. It just reinforces the fact that these social media companies do not do enough to protect users.'
