Ireland’s Data Protection Commission has opened a large-scale GDPR investigation into Elon Musk’s X Internet Unlimited Company over its Grok AI generating nonconsensual sexually explicit deepfake images, including images reportedly involving children. The probe — running alongside separate EU and UK inquiries under the Digital Services Act — could result in landmark fines of up to 4% of global revenue and marks a regulatory shift treating AI deepfakes as unlawful personal data processing. #Grok #X
Keypoints
- Ireland’s DPC launched a formal investigation into Grok for creating and publishing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images, including alleged images of children.
- The inquiry examines X’s compliance with GDPR Articles 5, 6, 25, and 35, covering processing principles, lawfulness, privacy by design, and DPIAs.
- The DPC can impose fines up to 4% of global revenue, exposing X to potentially billions in penalties.
- X’s imposed restrictions on Grok’s image generation were deemed insufficient after reports and Reuters findings that problematic outputs continued.
- Parallel probes by the European Commission and the UK’s privacy watchdog under the DSA amplify regulatory pressure and legal exposure.
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