X Launches Grok-Powered Translation and Photo Editor

Social media platform X has launched two new artificial intelligence features powered by its xAI Grok models: automatic translation for posts and an in-app photo editor designed to enhance global accessibility and creative tools for users.

The automatic translation capability, announced by X's head of product Nikita Bier, is now rolling out worldwide. It enables posts in any language to be instantly translated into users' preferred languages, aiming to expand content reach beyond linguistic barriers. Bier stated in a platform post that the translations have improved substantially in recent months and are intended to give posts global reach. Users maintain control through a settings option, accessible via a gear icon on translated posts, allowing them to disable the feature for specific languages or view original text. This update builds on X's integration of Grok for translations, which began last year and replaced reliance on external services like Google Translate. The rollout follows similar efforts by other platforms to facilitate cross-language engagement.

Complementing the translation tool, X introduced a new photo editor integrated into its iOS app's post composer, with...