Japan Warns X Over Misuse of Grok AI Imagery

Tokyo said legal measures are on the table if the situation doesn’t improve.A screen displays examples of AI prompt-created videos, made with Xai’s Grok app, in London on Jan. 12, 2026. Leon Neal/Getty Images1/16/2026|Updated: 1/16/2026Japan has asked social media platform X to take steps to prevent the alteration and sexualisation of images using its artificial intelligence service Grok, the Japanese government said on Jan. 16.Speaking at a press conference after a Cabinet meeting, Japanese Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Strategy Kimi Onoda said the government plans to move quickly to address the issue.Evgenia FilimianovaAuthorEvgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of international stories, with a particular interest in foreign policy, economy, and UK politics.Author’s Selected Articles