House Democrats probe Musk and Grok over nonconsensual undressing on X
Source: NBC News
Feb. 19, 2026, 11:02 AM EST
A group of House Democrats sent a letter to tech billionaire Elon Musk on Thursday criticizing him for releasing a “reprehensible” tool with his artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, which has created sexualized deepfakes of real people without their permission or knowledge.
Three Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee included a list of questions for Musk and his AI startup, xAI, about the undressing tool.
“We are deeply concerned about xAI’s refusal to put a stop to the creation of nonconsensual sexualized images, particularly of children,” the lawmakers wrote.
Musk and xAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Musk has said he was unaware that Grok was generating any images of nude minors and has asserted that Grok “will refuse to produce anything illegal.”
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Link to House Energy & Commerce Committee Democrats PRESS RELEASE - E&C Democrats Investigate Elon Musk’s Grok for Spreading Rampant Non-Consensual, Sexualized Content
Link to LETTER (inquiry) (PDF) - http://democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/democrats-energycommerce.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/2026.02.19.xai_.letter-re-grok-explicit-images.oi_.cmt_.pdf