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The UK's Information Commissioner's Office is to investigate reports Elon Musk's generative AI chatbot Grok has been used to generate sexual imagery of people including children.
Grok was developed by Musk's xAI in 2023, designed to be a "truth-seeking" assistant with a witty, rebellious personality.
Integrated into the X platform, it uses real-time data from X to generate text, images and code.
A statement on the ICO website said: "The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has opened formal investigations into X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) and X.AI LLC (X.AI) covering their processing of personal data in relation to the Grok artificial intelligence system and its potential to produce harmful sexualised image and video content.
"We have taken this step following reports that Grok has been used to generate non‑consensual sexual imagery of individuals, including children.
"The reported creation and circulation of such content raises serious concerns under UK data protection law and presents a risk of significant potential harm to the public."
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Date: 03/02/2026 Time: 12:02
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