In a letter, the Rajya Sabha MP flagged an emerging trend on social media, especially on X, where men operating fake accounts are allegedly misusing the AI feature Grok by uploading women’s photographs and prompting the chatbot to reduce their clothing and sexualise them
In a letter to IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Priyanka Chaturvedi (seen above) sought the introduction of strict “guardrails” for AI chatbots. File pic
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) Member of Parliament (MP) Priyanka Chaturvedi on Friday called for urgent government intervention over the growing misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, particularly on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, to sexualise women, news agency IANS reported.
In a letter to Union Information Technology (IT) Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Chaturvedi sought the introduction of strict “guardrails” for AI chatbots such as Grok to ensure social media platforms remain a safe space for women. She also stressed the need for better education of men from an early age to prevent such behaviour.
“Have sought urgent attention and intervention of the IT Minister to take the issue of increasing incidents of AI apps being prompted to sexualise and undress women by unauthorised use of their images on social media,” Chaturvedi said in a post on X.
Have sought urgent attention and intervention of Hon. IT Minister to take the issue of increasing incidents of AI apps being prompted to sexualise and undress women by unauthorised use of their images on social media. There have to be guardrails put in place by features such as… pic.twitter.com/pR5tKzDBwi
— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) January 2, 2026
“There have to be guardrails put in place by features such as Grok that do not violate women’s dignity; big tech firms need to take the onus. And I wish men indulging in such behaviour were educated better at their homes & schools so as to not become such sick perverts in their adulthood,” she added.
In the letter, the Rajya Sabha MP flagged an emerging trend on social media, especially on X, where men operating fake accounts are allegedly misusing the AI feature Grok by uploading women’s photographs and prompting the chatbot to reduce their clothing and sexualise them, IANS reported.
She pointed out that the misuse is not limited to photos shared through fake accounts but also targets women who post their own images online.
Priyanka Chaturvedi urges govt safeguards over misuse of AI on X
Describing the trend as an “unacceptable and gross misuse of an AI function”, Chaturvedi criticised Grok for “enabling this behaviour by adhering to such requests”.
She termed such acts a breach of women’s right to privacy and a criminal offence, adding that similar incidents are going “absolutely unchecked” on other digital platforms as well, IANS reported.
“I write to you as an active member of the Standing Committee on IT & Communication, to urge you as a minister to take this up strongly with X to ensure safeguards are built into their AI apps to make the platform a safe space for women,” she said.
“Our country cannot be a bystander to women’s dignity being violated publicly and digitally with zero consequences under the garb of creativity and innovation. While we welcome AI and its role in making lives easier, we will not allow the proliferation of such demeaning acts towards women,” the MP added.
(With IANS inputs)
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