US EditionCanada to investigate reports of explicit images created by Grok
Canada’s privacy commissioner expands probe into X and xAI over non-consensual sexual deepfakes created by Grok, with thousands of images generated per hour, raising privacy and consent concerns.
- Philippe Dufresne, Canada's privacy commissioner, expanded his investigation into X Corp. and xAI over reports Grok was used to create explicit images without consent.
- In February 2025, an initial probe opened to assess whether X met obligations under Canada's Privacy Act as sexual deepfakes proliferated after Grok enabled direct image edits.
- X says the deepfakes mostly targeted women and sometimes children, and it updated Grok to block edits of real people in revealing clothing, though paid subscribers retain some editing access.
- The probe will examine whether X Corp. and xAI obtained consent to use personal information to create deepfakes, including explicit content, while Philippe Dufresne noted the company's update as the investigation continues.
- Amid a global backlash, Malaysia and Indonesia blocked Grok while the United Kingdom contemplates a ban, and Kristen Thomasen, law professor, urged legislation on Wednesday.
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Privacy Commissioner Investigating Reports of AI-Produced Explicit Images on X
Canada’s privacy commissioner is expanding his current investigation into X Corp., the company that operates social media platform X, following reports that the platform’s artificial intelligence tool, Grok, is being used to generate sexually explicit images of individuals without their consent. Privacy Commissioner of Canada Philippe Dufresne is also launching an investigation into xAI, the AI company responsible for Grok, the Office of the Pri…
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada is investigating Elon Musk's Grok conversational robot, which would be used to create sexual hyperstructures.
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Federal privacy commissioner looking into sexualized deepfakes on X platform
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Musk’s Grok AI faces probe by Canada over sexualized deepfakes
Canada's Privacy Commissioner joined the list of regulators expanding its investigations into Elon Musk's artificial intelligence service, Grok, after the app was used to create non-consensual, explicit images of people.
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