X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing
by Ashley Belanger from Ars Technica - All content on (#72Q8F)
Once again, people are taking Grok at its word, treating the chatbot as a company spokesperson without questioning what it says.
On Friday morning, many outlets reported that X had blocked universal access to Grok's image-editing features after the chatbot began prompting some users to pay $8 to use them. The messages are seemingly in response to reporting that people are using Grok to generate thousands of non-consensual sexualized images of women and children each hour.
"Image generation and editing are currently limited to paying subscribers," Grok tells users, dropping a link and urging, "you can subscribe to unlock these features."