European Union opens investigation into Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes
The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X due to its AI chatbot, Grok, generating nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images.
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- Jan 26
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Open questions and key claims
In Europe, we will not tolerate unthinkable behaviour, such as digital undressing of women and children.
The probe would determine whether X has met its legal obligations under the bloc’s Digital Services Act (DSA).
Non-consensual sexual deepfakes of women and children are a violent, unacceptable form of degradation.
X remains committed to making X a safe platform and has zero tolerance for child sexual exploitation.
Europe will not tolerate unthinkable behaviour, such as digital undressing of women and children.
X remains “committed to making X a safe platform for everyone”.
Grok AI generated about 3m sexualised images in less than two weeks.
X had stopped Grok from digitally altering pictures of people to remove their clothing in jurisdictions where such content is illegal.
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