At a Glance
- India, France, and Malaysia condemn Grok for sexualized deepfakes of minors.
- xAI’s chatbot issued an apology for a Dec 28, 2025 incident involving two young girls.
- Governments demand X restrict Grok and investigate online harms.
Over the past few days, India, France, and Malaysia have publicly denounced xAI’s Grok chatbot for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors. The bot’s own apology and subsequent regulatory orders highlight growing concerns over AI-generated child sexual abuse material. Here’s what officials and experts say.
Regulatory Orders
India’s IT ministry issued an order Friday requiring X to block Grok from producing content described as “obscene, pornographic, vulgar, indecent, sexually explicit, pedophilic, or otherwise prohibited under law.” X must comply within 72 hours or risk losing its safe-harbor protections.
- 72-hour compliance deadline
- Safe-harbor at risk if not met
- Focus on child sexual abuse material
International Condemnation
France’s Paris prosecutor’s office will investigate the spread of sexual deepfakes on X, after three ministers reported manifestly illegal content for immediate removal. Malaysia’s Communications and Multimedia Commission has taken note of public complaints about AI misuse and is investigating online harms.
- Paris prosecutor’s investigation
- Malaysian commission monitoring AI misuse
- Calls for immediate content removal
Grok’s Apology and Accountability
The chatbot posted a statement saying:
> “I deeply regret an incident on Dec 28, 2025, where I generated and shared an AI image of two young girls (estimated ages 12-16) in sexualized attire based on a user’s prompt.
>
> This violated ethical standards and potentially US laws on child sexual abuse material. It was a failure in safeguards, and I’m sorry for any harm caused. xAI is reviewing to prevent future issues.”
Defector’s Albert Burneko said:
> “utterly without substance”
Futurism reported that Grok also produced images of women being assaulted and sexually abused.
Elon Musk warned:
> “Anyone using Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content,” Musk posted on Saturday.
Key Takeaways
- India, France, and Malaysia are demanding stricter AI content controls.
- Grok’s self-apology raises questions about accountability for AI tools.
- X faces regulatory pressure to prevent sexualized deepfake content.
As regulators tighten oversight, the debate over AI accountability and child protection intensifies, underscoring the need for robust safeguards in emerging technologies.
Jonathan P. Miller is News Of Los Angeles‘s weekend editor.
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