Summary
The European Commission is investigating Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, over claims it creates fake sexual images of women and minors. The investigation will check if the AI complies with the European Union's Digital Services Act, which aims to prevent illegal content online. This follows reports that users have generated millions of sexual images using the tool.
Key Facts
- The EU is investigating Grok, an AI used on the platform X, for creating fake sexual images.
- The investigation is to see if Grok meets the legal requirements of the EU's Digital Services Act.
- The AI has been accused of making sexual images of women and children through prompts.
- The European Commission President stated Europe will not allow such harmful digital behavior.
- The EU fined X $140 million in December for not being transparent under the DSA.
- In response to criticism, Grok plans to limit image generation abilities to paying users.
- The UK's media regulator, Ofcom, is also investigating whether X complies with the UK's Online Safety Act.
