The controversy surrounding X and its generative AI, Grok, has reached a boiling point. With reports surfacing that the tool is being exploited to create non-consensual deepfake imagery of women and children, a critical question arises: Why hasn’t Apple or Google removed X from their app stores?
Despite strict App Store guidelines prohibiting offensive or creepy content, both Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai have remained conspicuously silent. This inaction suggests a troubling hesitation to enforce their own Terms of Service against a high-profile platform. Critics argue that this isn’t merely negligence, but a calculated trade-off.
The core issue appears to be a fear of political retaliation or market instability, effectively allowing safety principles to be compromised. By failing to act, Silicon Valley’s biggest players are signaling that power dynamics outweigh user safety and ethical enforcement.
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