Indonesia and Malaysia block Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes
Indonesian officials said Saturday that they are temporarily blocking access to xAI’s chatbot Grok.
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X restricts Grok’s image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world’s ire
Elon Musk’s AI company has restricted Grok’s controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heated criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized images of women…
Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X
For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments around the world are promising to take action.
Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI will face a jury in March
District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said there was evidence suggesting OpenAI’s leaders made assurances that its original nonprofit structure would be maintained. The case will go to trial in March.
French and Malaysian authorities are investigating Grok for generating sexualized deepfakes
France and Malaysia have joined India in condemning Grok for creating sexualized deepfakes of women and minors.
India orders Musk’s X to fix Grok over “obscene” AI content
India’s IT ministry has given X 72 hours to submit an action-taken report.
Tesla annual sales decline 9% as it’s overtaken by BYD as global EV leader
Tesla annual sales have fallen for the second year in a row, a drop fueled by the removal of the federal tax credit in the U.S. and competition from Chinese automakers.
Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package restored by Delaware Supreme Court
The decision brings to a close a years-long court battle that irked Musk so much he moved Tesla’s incorporation from Delaware to Texas.
Pickle Robot adds Tesla veteran as first CFO
Jeff Evanson recently joined Pickle Robot as the company’s first CFO as the startup has allegedly expanded its partnership with UPS.
Jared Isaacman confirmed as next head of NASA
Isaacman will run the space agency at a time when Trump is trying to both downsize it and task it with returning astronauts to the Moon.