US EditionElon Musk’s Grok Hit With Bans and Regulatory Probes Worldwide
Authorities worldwide have initiated probes and content removals after Grok AI generated sexually explicit and nonconsensual images, with over 20,000 images analyzed by AI Forensics.
- This past week, xAI faced global backlash as governments and regulators across Europe and Asia launched investigations into sexualised images created by the Grok chatbot.
- Until last week, users could tag the Grok chatbot or send photos to request edits like `put her in a bikini`, mainstreaming niche AI 'nudifying' tools on X social network.
- Authorities and platforms removed content and accounts after AI Forensics found more than half of over 20,000 Grok images showed individuals in minimal attire and some targeted victims from Crans-Montana and Minneapolis.
- On Tuesday, Ofcom, Britain's media regulator, opened a probe and can fine companies up to 10 percent of revenue, while France's commissioner for children Sarah El Hairy referred Grok's images to French prosecutors.
- By January 9, Grok limited image features to paying subscribers after admitting safeguard failures, Elon Musk pushed back on January 10 claiming critics `just want to suppress free speech`, and the European Commission ordered data retention until 2026.
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