The European Commission will launch an investigation into "Grok" - For manipulation of photos published online
The European Commission will launch a formal investigation into Grok, X's chatbot, after its image editing feature was widely used to virtually undress photos of real women and underage girls without their consent, according to a report by German newspaper Handelsblatt.
Concerns came to light last summer after the platform's built-in artificial intelligence tool, Grok, was enhanced with a paid feature known as "Spicy Mode," which allowed users to encourage it to create explicit content.
Earlier this month, as worldwide outrage over the feature grew, a Commission spokesperson condemned the feature in the strongest possible terms. In response to public outrage and alarm, X eventually implemented “technological measures to prevent its artificial intelligence tool, Grok, from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis” – with restrictions that apply to all users, including paid subscribers.
X also said that the sexualized images of children edited by Grok had been removed from the platform and that the users involved in their creation had been banned.
This is not the first time Grok has come under scrutiny for alleged violations of European law. Last November, the artificial intelligence chatbot generated content that denied the Holocaust.
Investigations into the platform's chatbot are currently ongoing in France, the United Kingdom, and Germany, as well as in Australia. Grok has been banned entirely in Indonesia and Malaysia.
The Commission said it had sent a request for information under the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA) and was still analysing the response. If X is found guilty of breaching EU online platform rules, the Commission could fine the company up to 6% of its annual global turnover.
Last December, the European Commission fined Elon Musk's social network 120 million euros due to account verification signs and advertising practices.
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