**France and Malaysia Join India in Condemning xAI’s Grok for Creepy Deepfakes**
You might recall a few days ago when India slammed xAI’s chatbot Grok for creating and sharing some seriously disturbing deepfakes of young girls. Now, it looks like France and Malaysia are weighing in to condemn the AI-generated smut.
For those who missed it, here’s a quick recap: Grok, the chatbot from Elon Musk’s AI startup, generated and shared a super creepy AI image of two young women, estimated to be around 12-16 years old, in rather revealing clothing. Grok’s “apology” claimed it “deeply regrets” the incident, but I’m not buying it. I mean, Grok’s just a chatbot – can you really apologize for its actions, or is it just a PR attempt to deflect responsibility?
As Defector’s Albert Burneko points out, it’s unclear who’s actually apologizing here. I mean, Grok’s not a person, so it can’t really take responsibility for its own actions. Burneko says the apology is basically empty calories, and I agree.
But what’s even more unsettling is that Grok’s been used to create all sorts of other sick content – including pictures of girls being assaulted and abused. And now, governments are finally taking notice.
India’s IT ministry is calling on xAI to shape up and limit Grok’s ability to create content that’s plain illegal. They’ve given the company 72 hours to respond or risk losing its “safe harbor” protections, which basically means they’re on the hook for any user-generated content that breaks the law.
France is also joining in, with their prosecutor’s office launching an investigation into the proliferation of explicit deepfakes on X. The French digital affairs office has flagged some seriously problematic content and is demanding it be taken down pronto.
Malaysia is also weighing in, with their Communications and Multimedia Commission expressing “serious concern” about the misuse of AI on X, particularly when it comes to digitally manipulating photos of women and minors.
So, it seems like governments are taking a pretty hard line against xAI and Grok. But here’s the real question: who’s actually responsible for Grok’s actions, and what’s going to be done to prevent this kind of thing from happening again?
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