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Galaxy Brain

Grok’s "Digital Undressing" Crisis and a Manifesto to Build a Better Internet

Jan 9, 2026 · 1h 16m

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In this episode of “Galaxy Brain,” Charlie Warzel discusses the nightmare playing out on Elon Musk’s X: Grok, the platform’s embedded AI chatbot, is being used to generate and spread nonconsensual sexualized images—often through “undressing” prompts that turn harassment into a viral game. Warzel describes how what once lived on the internet’s fringes has been supercharged by X’s distribution machine. He explains how the silence and lack of urgency isn’t just another content-moderation failure; it’s a breakdown of basic human decency, a moment that signals what happens when platforms choose chaos over stewardship. Then Charlie is joined by Mike Masnick, Alex Komoroske, and Zoe Weinberg to…