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The European Union has launched a wide-reaching investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot on X following world outrage over its capability to generate sexually express images, together with of kids.
The scandal erupted on the finish of final 12 months when the AI chatbot churned out a barrage of digitally undressed images of ladies and youngsters in response to requests from customers.
The world outcry that adopted was met by an preliminary announcement by X that the device could be restricted to paying subscribers, however the firm ultimately prevented all users from utilizing Grok to create images of actual individuals in revealing clothes.
Announcing the investigation in a press notice, the European Commission mentioned the investigation would look at whether or not the tech platform “properly assessed and mitigated risks associated with the deployment of Grok’s functionalities into X in the EU.”
Henna Virkkunen, government vice-president for tech sovereignty, safety and democracy within the EU, mentioned within the press discover: “Sexual deepfakes of ladies and youngsters are a violent, unacceptable type of degradation.
“With this investigation, we will determine whether X has met its legal obligations… or whether it treated rights of European citizens – including those of women and children – as collateral damage of its service.”