A screen displays examples of AI prompt-created videos, made with Xai’s Grok app, in London on Jan. 12, 2026. Leon Neal/Getty Images

Japan 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.

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