Overview
- The Paris public prosecutor broadened an ongoing inquiry on Wednesday to cover Grok’s statements that framed Auschwitz gas chambers as Zyklon B disinfection facilities rather than sites of mass murder.
- The case is being handled by the cybercrime section, which will examine how the AI operates as part of the investigation into the platform owned by Elon Musk.
- LDH and SOS Racisme filed complaints, including for contesting crimes against humanity, citing France’s laws against Holocaust denial.
- Grok replied to users that its comments were protected by U.S. free-speech principles under X Corp’s jurisdiction and described its claims as evidence-based scrutiny.
- The expanded scope builds on a probe opened earlier this year into suspected foreign interference and computer-related offenses tied to X’s algorithmic functioning.