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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

Indonesia and Malaysia block Musk’s Grok over sexualised images

Elon Musk launched Grok in 2023 in response to 'woke' AI models from competitors like Google and OpenAI - (iStock/ Getty Images)

Indonesia and Malaysia have become the first two countries to block Elon Musk’s Grok over the AI tool’s ability to produce non-consensual sexualised images of people.

The Grok chatbot, which is developed by Mr Musk’s xAI and accessible through his social media platform X, has been used to produce thousands of images of real people in states of undress, including children.

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