LONDON, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- Britain's independent data protection regulator has opened formal investigations into Elon Musk's social media platform X and X.AI concerning their processing of personal data in relation to the Grok artificial intelligence system and its potential to produce harmful sexualised image and video content.
In a statement, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said it has taken this step following reports that Grok has been used to generate non-consensual sexual imagery of individuals, including children.
The reported creation and circulation of such content raises serious concerns under British data protection law and presents a risk of significant potential harm to the public, it said.
William Malcolm, Executive Director Regulatory Risk and Innovation at ICO, said: "Our investigation will assess whether X Internet Unlimited Company (XIUC) and X.AI LLC (X.AI) have complied with data protection law in the development and deployment of the Grok services, including the safeguards in place to protect people's data rights." ■
