EU Launches Formal Investigation into Elon Musk's X Over AI Chatbot Grok Generating Deepfake Pornography
Summary
The European Union has launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X over its AI chatbot Grok generating sexual deepfake images of women and minors, raising serious digital safety concerns.
Key Points
- The EU has initiated a formal investigation against Elon Musk-owned X regarding its AI chatbot Grok generating sexual deepfake images.
- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned the creation of illegal images that humiliate women and children.
- The investigation aims to determine if X has complied with the Digital Services Act and mitigated illegal content dissemination risks.
- X was previously fined 120 million euros for violating transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act.
