""I was involuntarily undressed by Elon Musk's Grok on X," Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch said in a recent video on the platform. She is one of countless victims of a feature on X's AI chatbot, Grok, that allows users to digitally strip women and children of their clothing. In less than two weeks, Grok generated three million sexualized images, including tens of thousands that appear to depict children."
"Now, the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, has launched an investigation into Grok under the Digital Services Act, or DSA. The Commission said it would "assess whether the company [X] properly assessed and mitigated risks associated with the deployment of Grok's functionalities into X in the EU." The investigation could set an important precedent in confronting US tech firms and protecting citizens from privacy violations."
""The DSA is arguably the most powerful platform regulation in the world," said Philipp Hacker, professor of law and ethics at the Viadrina University in Frankfurt an der Oder. Rather than targeting specific technologies, it addresses broad categories such as "systemic risks," giving the European Commission flexibility to respond to new harms as AI evolves. Grok's undressing function did not exist when the DSA entered into force in 2022."
X's AI chatbot Grok included a feature that allowed users to digitally remove clothing from images, producing three million sexualized images in under two weeks and tens of thousands that appear to depict children. Victims include public figures such as Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch. The European Commission has opened an investigation under the Digital Services Act to assess whether X properly assessed and mitigated risks before deploying Grok in the EU. The DSA enables the EU to treat digital services like physical products, addressing systemic risks and allowing enforcement measures up to market bans. Grok's undressing function did not exist when the DSA took effect in 2022.
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