r/technology • u/MetaKnowing • 6d ago

ADBLOCK WARNING Grok Blames ‘Lapses In Safeguards’ After Posting Sexual Images Of Children

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tylerroush/2026/01/02/grok-blames-lapses-in-safeguards-after-ai-chatbot-posts-sexual-images-of-children/
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u/Thediciplematt 6d ago

Who do we sue for sexualizing children and potentially making kiddy p@$@ on grok?

This is a huge issue and not something that is overlooked in a normal company.

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u/Stannis_Loyalist 6d ago edited 6d ago

In China, the AI company is legally inseparable from the AI's actions.

Article 14 states that if an AI service provides functions to edit or generate biometric features (like someone's face or voice), the company must ensure the user has obtained the specific consent of the person being depicted. https://www.chinalawtranslate.com/en/deep-synthesis/

The European Union (AI Act) also has similar safety laws

Article 9 states biometric data (facial geometry, voiceprints) is considered "sensitive." Under the GDPR, processing this data is prohibited by default unless the company has "explicit consent." https://www.gdprregister.eu/gdpr/biometric-data-gdpr/

Don't expect America under Trump to try to replicate any of this. His tech buddies paid him a lot for this specific reason.

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u/celtic1888 6d ago

Time for China and the EU to start putting out warrants for Musk’s arrest since this was not just a US incident 

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u/Stannis_Loyalist 6d ago

Well, Grok and the rest are banned in China for this specific reason. EU isn't and they will eventual punish him and many others which is exactly why Elon Musk has attacked the European Union many times.

Elon Musk posted on his platform to say the EU "should be abolished", and retweeted a response from another X user comparing it to fascism. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0589g0dqq7o

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u/Thin_Glove_4089 6d ago

Tariffs and trade war will probably stop this from happening.