Canada's privacy commissioner found xAI's Grok violated federal privacy law by launching an image generator capable of creating sexualized deepfakes without consent. xAI committed to monitoring for such content.
Apple announced significant AI improvements for its Image Playground app at WWDC 2026. The updated tool, powered by Apple Intelligence, aims to generate higher-quality images using natural language prompts and integrate seamlessly across the device for various applications.
UK Labour MP Jess Asato is suing xAI over sexually explicit AI-generated images created by its Grok chatbot. The lawsuit is a key test case for AI company liability in the UK.
OpenAI launched GPT Image 2 with the largest ever Image Arena lead of 242 points, beating Google Nano Banana 2. Running on the GPT-5.4 backbone with native reasoning architecture, it achieves 99% character-level accuracy across multiple scripts and supports 4K resolution with batch consistency. Testing across eight categories shows GPT Image 2 winning realism, classical art, lettering, spatial awareness, and image editing, while Nano Banana 2 excels in anime illustration and complex prompt handling. Pricing undercuts Nano Banana 2 at $30 versus $60 per million output tokens.
OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0 powered by GPT Image 2, featuring new thinking capabilities that allow the AI to search the web and reason through image structure before generation. The update enables creation of up to eight consistent images from a single prompt, supports resolutions up to 2K, and significantly improves text rendering in non-Latin languages including Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, and Bengali. Available to Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise subscribers, with basic features for all users.
