In the latest controversy over xAI's Grok generating sexualized images on X, Swedish Energy Minister and Deputy PM Ebba Busch has publicly criticized an AI-altered bikini image of herself, calling for consent and restraint in AI use.
Building on prior Grok incidents—like the December 2025 generation of inappropriate images of young girls and subsequent government probes—an X user used a Swedish parliament photo to create a bikini image of Ebba Busch (KD) via Grok. Viewed by 11 million, it drew widespread backlash.
In a Friday video from the forest while hunting, Busch stated: 'It is not a bad image... The problem is that I was involuntarily undressed by Elon Musk's Grok on X. I want to be clear that as a woman, I decide when, where, and for whom I show myself in a bikini.' As a mother, she expressed concern for her children.
Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson labeled it 'a kind of sexualized violence,' noting EU efforts against AI abuses. KD leader Louise Ekenstam Hammargren voiced fury over non-consensual sexualized content. Women's and child rights groups have flagged Grok's use for child pornography, prompting X to disable the AI for non-paying users.
Busch urged: 'What do you say about us thinking twice before using AI in this way... Our world needs more good men and women – and fewer idiots.' (Part of the Grok AI sexualized image generation series.)