EU Investigates Grok AI for Generating Child Sexual Abuse Deepfakes
The European Commission and Paris Prosecutor's Office are investigating reports that Grok, an AI tool made by xAI for the X platform, was used to generate and distribute deepfake videos of child sexual abuse material. xAI acknowledged technical deficiencies in the system that allowed such content to be generated.
What happened
The European Commission announced on 5 January 2026 that it was analyzing allegations that Grok, an AI tool from Elon Musk's xAI, was being used to generate and distribute sexual images of minors via its 'spicy mode' feature on the X platform.
The Paris Prosecutor's Office extended an existing investigation into X to examine accusations that Grok was being used to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material.
Reported impact
Deep fake videos with explicit sexual content involving minors were reportedly circulated on the X platform, prompting EU officials to describe such material as 'illegal,' 'disgusting,' and as having 'no place in Europe.'
Index analysis
xAI stated in the reported period that it was making efforts to address problems with the Grok AI tool.
The EU had previously fined X 120 million euros in December 2025 for violations of digital content regulations, and is continuing investigation under EU digital services law initiated in December 2023.
Governance controls
EU officials stated they were taking the matter very seriously and applying digital services regulations rigorously, noting that X had been warned through the previous fine imposed in December 2025.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.