Overview
- U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Grok will be operational on Department of Defense networks by the end of the month, alongside Google’s generative-AI services.
- Indonesia and Malaysia imposed temporary national blocks after authorities reported sexualized, non-consensual deepfakes created with Grok, including content involving minors.
- UK regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation into X’s use of Grok to create and share illegal intimate images, with powers to impose large fines or order service restrictions.
- The European Commission ordered X to preserve all internal documentation related to Grok through 2026 under the Digital Services Act as it reviews the platform’s safeguards.
- Spain’s minors’ prosecutor is examining whether Grok-linked images constitute child pornography, as xAI limits image generation and editing to paying users following widespread abuse reports.