Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Britain is investigating X over its use of personal data for Grok AI and the chatbot's generation of non-consensual sexualized images and videos of people, including children.
The Information Commissioner's Office announced Tuesday that a formal investigation is underway. Britain's regulatory body is probing into whether xAI and related entities have processed personal data lawfully and whether there are appropriate safeguards to stop Grok from manipulating images in a harmful way using personal data.
"The reports about Grok raise deeply troubling questions about how people's personal data has been used to generate intimate or sexualized images without their knowledge or consent and whether the necessary safeguards were put in place to prevent this," William Malcolm, executive director of the regulatory risk and innovation arm of the ICO, said in a statement.
"Our investigation will assess whether XIUC and X.AI have complied with data protection law in the development and deployment of the Grok services. Where we find obligations have not been met, we will take action to protect the public."
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