EU investigates Elon Musk's X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

2 months ago

The European Commission is investigating Elon Musk's X over concerns that its AI tool Grok was used to create sexualized deepfakes of real people.
If found in violation of the Digital Services Act, X could face fines up to 6% of its global annual turnover.
X claims to have stopped Grok from altering images to remove clothing in jurisdictions where such content is illegal.
Regulators in the EU, UK, Australia, France, and Germany are scrutinizing X's AI tools and recommender systems.
Elon Musk has criticized regulatory scrutiny, calling it 'any excuse for censorship'.
Grok generated over 5.5 billion images in 30 days, raising concerns about misuse.
EU officials describe sexual deepfakes as a 'violent, unacceptable form of degradation'.
The EU recently fined X €120m for misleading blue tick verification badges.
US officials accuse the EU of targeting American tech companies unfairly.

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