CBS News: X, Grok AI still allow users to digitally undress people without consent, as EU announces investigation. “The tool still worked Monday on both the standalone Grok app, and for verified X users in the U.K, the U.S. and European Union, despite public pledges from the company to stop its chatbot allowing people to use artificial intelligence to edit images of real people and show them in […]

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'A study on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok embedded on X estimates it created 3 million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children.'

https://www.politico.eu/article/grok-x-3-million-sexual-deepfake-11-days/

Politico: Grok could have produced 3 million sexual deepfakes in 11 days, says estimate. “A study on the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok embedded on X estimates it created 3 million sexualized images in 11 days in January, including 23,000 of children. Meanwhile European regulators have yet to decide how to handle the explosion of nonconsensual deepfakes on the already embattled platform.”

Indicator: Meta is *still* running thousands of ads for AI nudifiers. “Despite promising to crack down on such ads in June of last year, the company has failed to stop the flow, according to the latest audit by Indicator. I identified at least 4,431 nudifier ads that have appeared across Meta’s platforms since December 4. The ads promise to turn any photo into a pornographic video and point […]

Civil Society: Major charities leave X after AI images controversy. “Major charities including the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) have stopped posting on social media platform X due to controversy surrounding its artificial intelligence tool’s image-creating function.”

Reuters: Japan probing Musk’s Grok AI service over inappropriate images. “Japan said on Friday that it has become the latest country to probe X over Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence service Grok, stating that the government would consider every possible option to prevent the generation of inappropriate images.”

Gizmodo: California Launches Investigation Into Grok’s Nonconsensual Sexual Images. “The state’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that he is opening a probe into the situation to determine if X and xAI, Musk’s AI company and the maker of the chatbot Grok that was used to generate the pornographic images, broke the law.”

Mashable: Grok ban: The nations considering blocking AI chatbot over nonconsensual sexual content. “In response to slow movement from X’s teams, countries have begun tamping down access to xAI’s bot and standalone app, as several conduct investigations into Grok’s safeguards, xAI’s response, and the possibility that the company is violating various online safety laws.”

Politico: Deepfake porn bill allowing victims to sue passes Senate. “The Senate passed legislation Tuesday to allow victims of nonconsensual deepfake pornography to sue the producers and distributors of such content. The proposal was put forward by Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) on the Senate floor for unanimous consent, and is co-sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).”

Ars Technica: Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store? . “It really could not be more clear from Google’s publicly available policies that Grok should have been banned yesterday. And yet, it remains in the Play Store. Not only that—it enjoys a T for Teen rating, one notch below the M-rated X app. Apple also still offers the Grok app on […]