Summary
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, because it can create images that look like pornography using real people's photos. These countries took this step due to concerns about the potential misuse of the tool, particularly to create explicit images of women and children.
Key Facts
- Malaysia and Indonesia blocked Grok for its ability to make explicit deepfake images.
- Grok is a tool on Elon Musk's X platform that lets users create images.
- The countries' decision is focused on preventing the misuse of images showing women and children.
- Malaysia and Indonesia are the first countries to ban this AI tool over these concerns.
- British officials are also considering actions against Grok for not meeting online safety laws.
- Malaysia's regulators found repeated misuse of the tool and asked for stricter safety measures.
- Grok use for explicit content is seen as violating human rights and dignity by Indonesian leaders.
- Elon Musk has responded to criticisms by calling them excuses for censorship.
