"The Irish Data Protection Commission said Tuesdaythat it had opened an inquiry into Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter. The commission said in a press release that the inquiry was linked to the creation and publication of non-consensual, sexualized images of European Union residents on X using Grok's generative AI functions. This included pictures of children. The commission, which is responsible for enforcing the EU's General Data Protection Regulation, said in the release that it notified X of the investigation on Monday."
"The platform came under fire worldwide in January after reports emerged of Grok users generating sexualized images of real people, including minors. Countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines temporarily suspended access to Grok. The European Commission launched an investigation into Grok, while India's information technology ministry voiced its opposition via a letter to the chief compliance officer of X's India operations. California's Attorney General, Rob Bonta, also said in early January that he had launched a probe into Grok's AI deepfakes."
Ireland's Data Protection Commission opened an inquiry into X regarding Grok-generated non-consensual sexualized images of European Union residents, including pictures of children. The commission notified X of the investigation on Monday and enforces the EU's General Data Protection Regulation. Grok is a chatbot developed by xAI, a subsidiary of SpaceX. Reports in January described users generating sexualized images of real people, prompting temporary suspensions in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines and an investigation by the European Commission. India's IT ministry and California's attorney general also raised objections or launched probes. X limited Grok's image generation to paid subscribers and later blocked sexualized image outputs, though reports indicate the images could still be triggered in some apps.
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