AI Minister to seek legal advice on Government response to Grok app

It is reported that Niamh Smyth, Ireland’s Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, is seeking legal advice on the government’s response to the Grok AI tool which has been generating sexually explicit images. Minister Smyth emphasized that X must be held accountable for facilitating and distributing illegal content, including AI-generated images of women and minors. The Minister stated that such actions are not innocent and that under Irish law, X is complicit if it possesses or facilitates the distribution of these images. The Minister underscored the need for robust enforcement, calling for support from the European Union to address the issue effectively.

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