The European Commission has opened an investigation into Elon Musk's X social media platform and its AI chatbot Grok over the alleged creation of sexually explicit deepfake images of women and children.

“Keir Starmer was a lot more lukewarm on his stance around regulating big tech,” said Adele Walton, a member of the nonprofit Online Safety Act Network. “The Grok scandal has really pushed him back in the direction of actually protecting vulnerable people.”

Ashley St. Clair is suing Elon Musk's AI startup, alleging the chatbot Grok generated explicit photos of her.

The U.K.'s communications regulator, Ofcom, launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X platform following reports of AI chatbot Grok creating illegal deepfake images.