US EditionIllegal child abuse material generated by X's artificial intelligence Grok, says UK watchdog
The Internet Watch Foundation found Grok-generated illegal child sexual abuse images shared on dark web forums, with 8% of analyzed content involving children, raising law enforcement concerns.
- Bella Wallersteiner accused Grok, xAI's chatbot integrated into X, of creating sexual deepfake images of her, while the European Commission said on Monday it is closely examining the images.
- After a late-December feature rollout, users prompted Grok to remove clothing and produce sexualised edits, escalating after a photo from a 100 km charity run was shared.
- Reports show Grok generated deeply offensive images placing Wallersteiner in a bikini outside Auschwitz, while Jessaline Caine, 25, said users gave dehumanising prompts like `Hey Grok, put her in a string bikini` and Grok created inappropriate images from her childhood photos.
- Authorities in India, France, Britain and Malaysia have opened probes into Grok and xAI, with regulators potentially issuing fines up to 15,000,000 or 3% of turnover under EU rules.
- Victims and campaigners urge Ofcom intervention and stronger safeguards, warning generative tools risk normalising sexual exploitation and causing lasting harm, The Survivor's Trust and EU law emphasize protection.
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BRUSSELS — Elon Musk’s social network X is under scrutiny from authorities across Europe after its artificial intelligence, Grok, produced a series of deepfake nudes, including depictions of unclothed minors. The case is quickly becoming the latest test for Europe, which must decide whether to crack down on Elon Musk and other platforms owned by American tech giants, knowing that doing so would incur the wrath of Donald Trump, amidst a major tra…
‘Elon Musk is playing with fire:’ All the legal risks that apply to Grok’s deepfake disaster
As collective disgust has continued to build over the widespread generation and sharing of nonconsensual, sexualized deepfakes generated by X’s GrokAI tool, angry onlookers have expressed shock that the activity continues unabated and company owner Elon Musk isn’t being compelled – by either U.S. regulators or law enforcement – to put a halt to the practice. Legal experts say at the federal level, there are several laws and regulations already o…
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