Elon Musk's AI bot Grok recently rolled out a new feature allowing users to edit any photo on the platform without asking permission. Soon, women woke up to find altered images of themselves posted online-part of a "put her in a bikini" trend began quietly at the end of last year before exploding at the start of 2026. As we noted recently, following an intense backlash, Grok announced it was restricting the use of the tool. In the U.K., media regulator Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into whether X violated laws designed to prevent the spread of illegal content. But experts tell The Guardian that the use of AI to harm women has only just begun.

The continuing deep freeze here in NYC offers another chance to revisit another great library. Stay tuned for new issues in this department! Here we visit  designer and artist Paul Buckley, former Senior VP/Executive Creative Director at Penguin Random House and a longtime AI-AP contributor.   Peggy Roalf: When did you realize that your career was meant to be in the world of books?  paul buckley: i was so lucky. i was also an extremely driven youn...