Kensington Palace has declined to comment on the situation.
X issues warning as backlash intensifies
As outrage spread online, X issued a warning telling users not to use Grok to generate illegal content. Elon Musk also weighed in, cautioning that anyone who prompts the AI to produce unlawful material would face the same consequences as if they had uploaded it themselves.
Despite this, critics argue the damage has already been done. Grok’s own acceptable-use policy explicitly bans the creation of pornographic or sexualised images using a person’s likeness—raising questions about how such content was generated in the first place.
Public reaction: “So disgusting”
Reaction online has been swift and furious. One user wrote, “So disgusting. Poor Catherine has endured decades of different forms of violation.” Another added, “This is horrifying for any woman or child.” A third warned, “AI has gone too far—it’s becoming terrifyingly realistic.”