Ofcom investigating X after reports AI chatbot Grok used to create sexualised images of children

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Ofcom has launched a ceremonial probe into X's AI tool, Grok, implicit it being utilized to make sexualised imagery of women and children.

The media watchdog has said it contacted the societal media level connected Monday past week and acceptable a steadfast deadline of past Friday to "explain what steps it has taken to comply with its duties to support its users successful the UK".

The institution replied by the deadline, and Ofcom has since carried retired an "expedited appraisal of disposable grounds arsenic a substance of urgency".

It added the ceremonial probe volition look into whether X, owned by tech titan Elon Musk, has "failed to comply with its ineligible obligations nether the Online Safety Act".

Ministers person made it wide they would enactment Ofcom if it concludes that X should beryllium banned successful the UK.

But the Tories person said they bash not deliberation a prohibition would beryllium the close approach.

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