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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jennifer Rankin in Brussels

EU launches inquiry into X over sexually explicit images made by Grok AI

Robotic hand touching screen displaying Grok logo.
The AI chatbot feature on X, Grok, was found by one study to have generated about 3m sexualised images in 11 days. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over the production of sexually explicit images and the spreading of possible child sexual abuse material by the platform’s AI chatbot, Grok.

The formal inquiry, launched on Monday, also extends an investigation into X’s recommender systems, algorithms that help users discover new content.

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