X is rolling out automatic translation and image editing powered by Grok

Social media platform X is now rolling out a new feature that automatically translates posts. The company is also launching a new photo editor with the ability to edit photos through natural language posts. Both features are powered by xAI’s Grok models. The company seeks to make the in-app experience better for users through these updates.

Late Tuesday, X chief product officer Nikita Beer Announce Machine translation is being rolled out all over the world. You can click the gear icon in a translated post and turn off automatic translation for that specific language.

Other social networks have also tried this playbook to make posts reach a larger global audience. Reddit has been experimenting with machine translation in the past few years.

The social platform is also rolling out a new photo editor for its iOS app. The update includes features such as drawing and text tools. Additionally, there’s a blur tool that lets you hide certain details, such as faces or sensitive information, such as credit card or Social Security numbers, from the photo.

Moreover, the company also allows users to ask Grok to edit the photo using natural language. For example, you can ask to “Display this image as a painting in a museum,” and Grok will create that image for you. The company said that it plans to bring these updates to the Android app soon.

Earlier this year, Elon Musk was heavily criticized by authorities around the world for allowing users to edit another person’s photos into a sexualized version without their consent. The company then limited the photo creation feature to paying users only. It’s not clear whether the new AI-powered photo editing feature in X will be limited to paid users.

Many companies, such as Google and Adobe, have introduced AI-powered features that allow users to describe photo edits.