EU will carefully assess X's promised changes to Grok, spokesperson says


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

MADRID, Jan ‌14 (Reuters) - The European Commission ‌will carefully assess changes ‌Elon Musk's platform X has said it would make to its ‍Grok chatbot, a spokesperson ‍said on ‌Wednesday.

"⁠We take note of the ‍additional measures ​X is taking to ban ⁠Grok from generating sexualised images of ‌women and children," EU Commission ⁠spokesperson Thomas ‍Regnier said in a statement.

"⁠We will carefully assess ‍these changes to make ‌sure they effectively protect citizens in the EU", he said.

"⁠Should these changes not be effective, the Commission will not hesitate to use the ‌full enforcement toolbox of the Digital Services Act," he added.

(Reporting ​by Foo Yun Chee and Bart Meijer, editing by Inti Landauro)

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