Ireland launches data protection probe into Grok's deepfakes
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Ireland launches data protection probe into Grok's deepfakes
"Ireland's data protection watchdog launched an investigation into Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, on Tuesday, in the latest step the European Union has taken in response to sexualized deepfake images. The "large-scale inquiry" is on behalf of the European Union and will probe whether the AI tool breached the bloc's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said in a statement."
"Why is Ireland investigating Elon Musk's X? Ireland is taking the lead on the investigation since X's European operations are headquartered in Dublin. As the lead authority for X in the EU, the DPC will examine the company's compliance with "some of their fundamental obligations under the GDPR in relation to the matters at hand," DPC Deputy Commissioner Graham Doyle said in the statement. The DPC said it had notified the Elon Musk-owned company on Monday. X is yet to respond to this latest probe."
Ireland's Data Protection Commission launched a large-scale GDPR inquiry on behalf of the EU into Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok over sexualized deepfake images. The EU also opened a separate probe under the Digital Services Act into Grok and the social media platform X. Ireland leads the investigations because X's European operations are headquartered in Dublin; the DPC will examine compliance with fundamental GDPR obligations and has notified the company. Potential GDPR fines can reach 4% of global revenue and DSA penalties can reach 6%. An analysis of over 20,000 Grok-generated images found more than half depicted individuals in minimal attire, mostly women, with 2% appearing to be minors.
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