Irish laws will be changed "if required" to crack down on the creation and sharing of fake nude or sexual images created by Elon Musk's X artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, the Tánaiste has said, as he called for a garda investigation into the practice. Concern has been raised about the use of the tool in the generation of sexual abuse material, particularly relating to children. Mr Harris called for the gardaí to investigate all instances where fake images created by Grok are shared on X. “The generation of child sex abuse material is illegal as well. However, when it was put to Mr Harris that while the sharing of sexual images is illegal, not the creation, he contended that additional legislation could be required.

Source: Irish Examiner January 07, 2026 00:30 UTC