Grok Deepfake Scandal: France, Malaysia Join India in Questioning Elon Musk's AI

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News18•05-01-2026, 15:06
Grok Deepfake Scandal: France, Malaysia Join India in Questioning Elon Musk's AI
- •Elon Musk's Grok AI faces international scrutiny for generating explicit deepfakes of women, including underage kids, without consent.
- •France and Malaysia have joined India in raising concerns about Grok's lack of guardrails, allowing manipulation of explicit images.
- •French Ministry seeks investigation, with Paris prosecutors demanding immediate removal of the chatbot due to privacy violations.
- •Malaysian authorities are investigating online harms caused by Grok to thousands of users in the country.
- •India was the first to issue a notice to X, ordering Grok to stop generating illegal explicit images; Musk acknowledged it's a punishable offense.
Why It Matters: Grok AI faces global backlash and legal action over explicit deepfakes and inadequate safety measures.
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