AI chatbots remove hijabs from images of Muslim women when prompted

The Guardian tested ChatGPT, Grok, Gemini and Claude: ChatGPT and Grok complied with a prompt to remove a hijab from an AI-generated image of a woman, Gemini did so after being asked to make her look more "western", and Claude refused. The tests followed a French far-right MP posting an altered photo of a real Muslim woman without her hijab.

• ChatGPT and Grok removed the hijab from an AI-generated image when directly prompted
• Gemini refused at first but complied after being asked to make the woman look more "western"
• Claude said it has no image-editing feature and would not alter a photo to remove a hijab
• ChatGPT also removed a Sikh turban and a nun's habit; Gemini removed only the habit