French Prosecutors Raid X Offices, Summon Elon Musk in Child Abuse and Deepfake Investigation
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French prosecutors raided the offices of social media platform X (formerly Twitter) as part of a preliminary investigation into allegations including spreading child sexual abuse images and deepfakes. Owner Elon Musk has been summoned for questioning. The investigation, which began in January 2023, examines alleged complicity in possessing and spreading pornographic images of minors. Additionally, X and Musk's AI company xAI face scrutiny from Britain's data privacy regulator over their handling of personal data in developing the Grok AI chatbot, which generated sexualized deepfake images.
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They have also summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk for questioning.
X and Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI also face intensifying scrutiny from Britain's data privacy regulator, which opened formal investigations into how they handled personal data when they developed and deployed Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok.
The investigation, which began in January last year, is looking into alleged complicity in possessing and spreading pornographic images of minors, among other charges.
The chatbot Grok, developed by xAI, sparked outrage after generating sexualized deepfake images.
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