US EditionIndonesia temporarily blocks access to Elon Musk's Grok over sexualized images
Indonesia, home to 285 million people, blocked Grok to protect against AI-generated non-consensual sexual deepfakes violating human rights, said the Ministry of Communications.
- Indonesia temporarily blocked Elon Musk's Grok chatbot due to the risk of AI-generated pornographic content, becoming the first country to deny access to the AI tool.
- Grok's startup xAI said it was restricting image generation and editing to paying subscribers as it tried to fix safeguard lapses that had allowed sexualised outputs including depictions of scantily clad children.
- Indonesia's Communications and Digital Minister Meutya Hafid said the government views the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes as a serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space.
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“Grok, put her in a bikini”, “dress her in sexy lingerie from this angle” or “put her on all fours”. These are some of the messages that, in the last few days, circulate widely in X and that users are asking Grok, the artificial intelligence of generation and editing of images integrated in the social network of Elon Musk. The main victims of these sexualized requests – many of them made without the consent of the victims – are women, although t…
The country blocks access to Elon Musk's Artificial Intelligence due to the proliferation of sexual images created from user photos
If you're a regular social media user, you may have seen these videos pass that allow you to undress whatever you like. It's a montage made using Grok, Elon Musk's new artificial intelligence. Elon Musk even made a sales argument. This makes, without surprise, a carton. But some users finally decided to file a complaint. And today, Indonesia has even gone further. The country has banned this tool IA. (New technologies).
Indonesia becomes the first country to suspend Elon Musk's Grok for generating 'non-consensual sexual deepfakes'
Indonesia has temporarily suspended access to Grok.NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesIndonesia suspended access to Grok over "non-consensual sexual deepfakes."The minister of communications said she suspended Grok to protect women and children.Following criticism, Grok's AI image generator is now limited to paying subscribers.Indonesia, home to the world's fourth-largest population, has barred access to Grok after the AI chatbot generated sexual…
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