MCMC to take legal action against X over explicit AI photos involving women and minors

This comes after the MCMC blocked Grok over its repeated misuse in the creation and dissemination of harmful content. — CHRISTOPHER FAM/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) says it is pursuing legal action against X (formerly Twitter) and xAI LLC over the companies' failure to address user safety concerns regarding the Grok Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot.

"This action concerns their failure to ensure user safety in Malaysia in relation to the use of Grok. Solicitors have been appointed, and legal proceedings will be commenced shortly," the agency says in a media statement issued today.