The public demanded swift action from governments over the ability of Grok to generate generation of deepfake sexualised images of adults and children. Regulating the social media behemoths is hugely complex and painstaking. The realisation that Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, allowed the generation of so-called “nudification” deepfake images of adults and children, caught the attention of the public and they demanded swift action from governments. Creating these non-consensual images was possible because the Grok AI product is designed to have fewer so-called “guardrails” than competitor AI products, based on Musk’s belief in a “maximally truth-seeking” model. Gardaí said they were investigating 200 reports involving content on the social media platform X that is allegedly child sexual abuse material.

Source: The Irish Times January 18, 2026 13:02 UTC