What happened
The European Data Protection Board launched a large-scale inquiry into X regarding sexualised images generated by the Grok chatbot. This probe examines compliance with GDPR standards for non-consensual explicit content. It follows the 16 January lawsuit against xAI and the 12 January Ofcom investigation into the same model. Regulators scrutinise the training data and safety filters used by xAI to generate images on the X platform.
Why it matters
Compliance officers and platform engineers face increased enforcement risk because this probe establishes a regulatory pattern across the UK and EU. This inquiry follows Ofcom’s 12 January investigation and Meta’s 4 December probe. These actions prove that regulators now prioritise output safety over model innovation. Therefore, insufficient content filters risk platform-wide bans in European markets. Resulting legal costs and potential GDPR fines of up to 4% of global turnover create a material financial constraint for AI-integrated platforms.
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