X is going through mounting criticism from international watchdogs over its generative AI chatbot, Grok.
The Irish Knowledge Safety Fee stated Tuesday that it had opened an inquiry into Elon Musk’s X, previously often known as Twitter.
The fee stated in a press launch that the inquiry was linked to the creation and publication of non-consensual, sexualized pictures of European Union residents on X utilizing Grok’s generative AI features. This included footage of kids.
The fee, which is answerable for implementing the EU’s Basic Knowledge Safety Regulation, stated within the launch that it notified X of the investigation on Monday.
X didn’t reply to a request for remark from Enterprise Insider.
Grok is a chatbot developed by Musk’s xAI, now a subsidiary of his aerospace firm SpaceX.
The fee’s investigation follows a number of weeks of controversy round Grok and X. The platform got here underneath hearth worldwide in January after experiences emerged of Grok customers producing sexualized pictures of actual folks, together with minors.
Nations like Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines briefly suspended entry to Grok. The European Commission launched an investigation into Grok, whereas India’s data expertise ministry voiced its opposition through a letter to the chief compliance officer of X’s India operations.
California’s Lawyer Basic, Rob Bonta, additionally stated in early January that he had launched a probe into Grok’s AI deepfakes.
In response, X made Grok’s AI picture technology software a premium feature restricted to paying subscribers and later stopped it from producing sexualized pictures altogether. Nevertheless, a Business Insider report discovered that it was nonetheless attainable to set off these pictures in Grok’s internet and cellular purposes.
In response to backlash over Grok, Musk stated in an X submit on January 3, “Anybody utilizing Grok to make unlawful content material will endure the identical penalties as in the event that they add unlawful content material.”
