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UK ICO to probe Grok over production of non-consensual sexual content

A logo of Grok chatbot on a phone screen.
The investigation comes after reports that Grok generated non-consensual sexual images of individuals. Photo: Anna Barclay/Getty Images

Hameed Shuja

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The ICO’s announcement comes only a month after Ofcom also said it was investigating similar reports about the AI chatbot.

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has opened a formal investigation into reports that the AI chatbot Grok has broken UK data protection laws by allowing the production of non-consensual sexualized images of individuals, including children. Grok runs on social media platform X and on its own website, and

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