Apple Reportedly Threatened to Remove Grok From App Store Over Deepfakes - CNET

Our gifting experts are obsessively searching for holiday gifts that are unique, thoughtful and suitable for any budget. Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Apple warned Elon Musk's xAI that its Grok AI would be removed from the App Store if it didn't make changes to prevent the app from being used for sexualized imagery. Apple reportedly warned xAI, the company behind Grok, that the app would be removed from the App Store if the company did not address sexualized deepfakes being generated on its platform. Grok, the AI app owned by Elon Musk’s xAI, was nearly pulled from Apple’s App Store earlier this year amid a scandal over sexualized deepfakes of real people generated by the tool that proliferated on X, formerly known as Twitter. According to reporting from NBC News, Apple told US senators in a letter about its dealings with xAI over the app, including warnings that Grok would be removed from the App Store if changes were not made to address the deepfake crisis. A separate report from NBC this week, an investigation into Grok, found that sexualized