ANKARA, July 9 (Reuters) - A Turkish court on Wednesday blocked access to some content from Grok, developed by Elon Musk-founded company xAI, after authorities said the chatbot generated responses insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, modern Turkey’s founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and religious values.
Concerns over political bias, hate speech and factual inaccuracy in AI chatbots have mounted since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in 2022, with Grok dropping content accused of antisemitic tropes and praise for Adolf Hitler.
Ankara chief prosecutor’s office said it launched an investigation, and marked Turkey’s first such ban on content from an artificial intelligence tool.
Authorities cited violations of laws that make such insults a criminal offence punishable by up to four years in prison.
Neither X, nor its owner Elon Musk could immediately be reached for comment.
