Canada privacy watchdog expands probe into X, cites Grok deepfakes


FILE PHOTO: xAI and Grok logos are seen in this illustration created on February 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Jan ‌15 (Reuters) - Canada's ‌privacy watchdog said ‌on Thursday it was expanding an ‍existing probe ‍into X ‌following reports that ‍the ​social media ⁠platform's Grok AI chatbot ‌was making non-consensual ⁠sexually ‍explicit deepfakes.

In a statement, ‍Privacy Commissioner of ‌Canada Philippe Dufresne also said he was launching a related investigation into ‌xAI, the artificial intelligence company ​responsible for Grok.

(Reporting by David Ljunggren)

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