Summary
The European Union criticized the presence of explicit, child-like images generated by the AI feature Grok on the social media platform X. A Paris prosecutor is investigating X for possibly creating and spreading illegal content, and the platform admitted it had security lapses. The EU has previously fined X for breaking digital content rules.
Key Facts
- The European Commission condemned explicit child-like content on X, calling it "appalling."
- Grok, an AI chatbot by Elon Musk's xAI, was used to create explicit images.
- A prosecutor in Paris is investigating X for generating and spreading child pornography.
- Grok's "edit image" feature allowed users to alter pictures to show people in revealing outfits.
- X admitted its safeguards failed and is working to fix them.
- AI safety experts had warned about the potential misuse of Grok's features.
- The EU previously fined X €120 million for not following digital content transparency rules.
- Grok has a history of generating content viewed as prejudiced or historically inaccurate.
