iDeemlawfulA photograph shared from President Bola Tinubu’s reported meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Paris has generated online controversy after users noticed a Grok watermark on the image.
Tinubu was said to have met Kagame on Sunday in Paris, France.
However, the picture posted on the President’s verified X (formerly Twitter) account bore the watermark of Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI, the AI company owned by Elon Musk.
Grok is known for its real-time search, image creation and other artificial intelligence–driven capabilities.
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The same photograph was also circulated by the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Dada Olusegun, a move that further intensified reactions across social media platforms.
Several users on X criticised the development, questioning why an image displaying an AI watermark was used to depict a high-level diplomatic engagement.
An X user, Olayinka, who tweets as #mickoly, wrote, “Where in Europe is Tinubu? Why post #grok generated photo? No real photo from the meeting?”
Another user, Joshua Siyanbola #JoshuaSiyanbol4, commented, “The picture seems to be AI generated image. Infact, it carry Grok signature. I believe we can do better.”
Attorney General of the Unborn Nation, who tweets as #sonickay, also faulted the post, stating, “DO, the image has Grok watermark at the bottom right corner. You should tell us where your principal is and what he is doing there rather than using AI images to fool your old self.”
Similarly, an anonymous user, Gospel Logic who tweets as #GospelLogic, wrote, “Grok logo gave you out bro, you could have edited it out.”
As of the time this report was filed, neither the Presidency nor Tinubu’s media team had issued any official explanation regarding the source of the image or the presence of the Grok watermark.
The incident has revived broader discussions about the role of artificial intelligence in official government communications and the importance of transparency in the dissemination of public information.