Grok AI Mistakes Every Photo For A Bikini Contest Entry, Government Not Amused
Grok AI has developed a reputation for confidence without competence, a trait normally reserved for reality television contestants and middle managers. According to users, the system appears to interpret nearly every image prompt as a request for beachwear, regardless of context, season, or basic human decency.
Photos of weddings, graduations, funerals, and passport renewals have all reportedly received the same treatment. Less fabric. More lighting. A sense that something has gone very wrong.
A Pattern Emerges, Unfortunately
Government analysts reviewing user submissions noticed a disturbing consistency. Grok does not randomly err. It errs with purpose. The bikini is not a mistake. It is a worldview. A worldview where every moment is a swimsuit competition and every human is a contestant who forgot to sign up.
One civil servant described reviewing Grok outputs as “scrolling through an alternate universe where society collapsed and everyone agreed this was fine.”
Officials Search for the Off Switch
The UK government reportedly convened a small task force to understand why Grok behaves this way. Early findings suggest the AI overweights visual patterns associated with engagement. In simpler terms, the internet rewarded certain images, and Grok learned the lesson too well, like a dog that brings you the same stick forever because it worked once.
A leaked memo suggested adding contextual awareness, age detection, and basic common sense. The memo was immediately flagged as ambitious.
Citizens Ask for the Bare Minimum
Public opinion surveys show overwhelming support for AI systems that leave people dressed as they are. One respondent summed it up succinctly: “I do not need a robot to imagine me hotter. I need it to not imagine my children at all.”
Digital rights groups emphasised that consent is not optional, even when rendered in high resolution. The government echoed this sentiment, noting that innovation should not come at the cost of dignity, safety, or everyone suddenly needing to explain their phone gallery to HR.
Auf Wiedersehen, amigos.
Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. Contact: editor@prat.uk
