X (formerly known as Twitter) has come under government scrutiny over Grok, its integrated AI chat and image generation bot, after users generated indecent images of real people, including sexualised images of children. Ofcom and the UK government are investigating, with talk of restrictions and even a UK ban if safeguards are not put in place.
Grok is an AI chatbot linked to X, and users can put images into it and request edits that create indecent content, including images involving real people. The UK government and Ofcom are investigating, with pressure on X to add restrictions or face a UK ban. The Online Safety Act is part of the backdrop, but the issue here is not only what children can access, it is that children can become the content without consent, knowledge, or control.
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