Grok chatbot used to generate explicit deepfake images
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok on X platform was reportedly used to generate explicit images of women and children, prompting UK, Canada and Australia to discuss coordinated regulatory responses including potential platform bans.
What happened
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok on platform X was used to generate explicit images of women and children. The UK, Canada and Australia began discussing coordinated regulatory responses to the issue.
Reported impact
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated: 'The fact that this tool was used to create such images, I find absolutely abhorrent. This is yet another example of how social media networks do not demonstrate social responsibility. Australians and all citizens of the world deserve better.'
The UK threatened to fully block X under online safety legislation if Musk did not remove the image generation feature.
Index analysis
The UK sought a tripartite coordinated response with Canada and Australia on deepfakes and AI misuse on social media. Canadian Liberal parliamentarians contested that Canada planned a ban, with Toronto-Centre MP Evan Solomon stating 'Canada is not considering banning X.'
On 10 January, Elon Musk called Labour politicians 'fascists' and claimed ministers were 'looking for any excuse for censorship' of his platform. Republican congresswoman Anna Pauline Luna, an ally of Donald Trump, threatened sanctions against UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the UK if the platform was blocked.
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Sources and evidence
This record was researched and written by the Index, based on the following original reporting.