Grok AI’s sexual deepfakes spark X bans, probes around the world
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On Monday, Indonesia and Malaysia became the first countries in the world to block Grok AI, citing concerns over non-consensual deepfakes.
Social media giant X, formerly Twitter, is facing global condemnation and some crackdowns on its AI chatbot Grok for creating deepfake sexual images of children and women on the platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk.
On Monday, Indonesia and Malaysia became the first countries in the world to block Grok AI, citing concerns over non-consensual deepfake sexual images.
“The government sees nonconsensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity and the safety of citizens in the digital space,” Indonesian Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said in a statement.
The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission noted “repeated misuse” of the tool to generate obscene, sexually explicit and non-consensual manipulated images, including content involving women and minors.
The regulator said notices were issued this month to X Corp. and xAI demanding stronger safeguards.
The European Commission has cracked down, ordering X to retain all documents relating to its AI chatbot — an order that has spurred questions about whether legal action will follow.
“We are very well aware of the fact that X for Grok is now offering a spicy mode showing explicit sexual content with some output generated with childlike images,” EU Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said in a statement.
“This is not spicy. This is illegal. This is appalling. This is disgusting. I can confirm we are very seriously looking into this matter.”
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