My people, wetin be dis? Elon Musk‘s platform wey dem dey call X don japa enter serious wahala as dem announce measure to stop their AI chatbot Grok from dey undress real people image. E be like say dem don waka enter trouble as many people dey vex for how Grok dey produce sexualized photos of women and even children. Na true matter o!
Dis move come after California Attorney General don launch investigation into Musk’s xAI, wey be the brain behind Grok, over their behaviours wey no dey follow law. Many countries don begin block access to dis chatbot, like say dem wan run for cover. X don talk say dem go “geoblock” people wey dey use Grok and X to make images wey no dey allowed, like bikinis and undies, for areas wey dis kind thing no dey take play.
According to X’s safety team, dem don put technological measures wey go prevent Grok account from allowing users edit images of real people wey dey wear revealing clothes. Dem still don’t add say dis wahala dey affect all users, no be only the free ones but even paid subscribers no go dey free from am.
Now, na only paid subscribers go fit do image creation and photo edit through Grok account. This one na extra layer of protection dem come dey call am. Dem don dey feel pressure from all over world to control dis Grok matter wey people dey complain say e dey create sexualized deepfake images wey no be child’s play.
The European Commission wey dey watch over EU digital matters don notice wetin dey happen and dem don talk sey dem go check how X dey take these new steps seriously to protect citizens for dem side.
Even for California, Attorney General Rob Bonta don talk sey dis one na zero tolerance for AI wey dey create non-consensual intimate images. Him don dey try make sure say xAI dey follow state law as dem dey face court questions for wetin dem dey do. Na so Governor Gavin Newsom come join the chorus to call out xAI for allowing dis vile content to enter online.
Pressure still dey come from small-small, as coalition of 28 civil groups don write letters go Apple and Google, make dem ban Grok and X from dem app stores. Indonesia don even become the first country to block access to Grok totally, and Malaysia follow join on Sunday. India sef don talk say dem don delete plenty posts wey dey cause wahala.
For UK, Ofcom don start probe if X fail to comply with their laws for sexual images matter, and France sef don forward Grok image matter to prosecuting authority. In fact, more than half of the 20,000 Grok images wey people don check, show women wey dey wear minimum attire, and even some wey resemble minors. Na serious matter o!
People dey shout say dis kind thing no suppose happen! One lady talk say she dey feel humiliated after dem use Grok to create undressing images of her. Everybody dey wonder if Musk go fit take responsibility for dis kind serious matter wey dey affect women and children for the internet. Wetin go happen next? We go dey keep eyes on dis matter as e dey develop.
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