French prosecutors seek charges against Elon Musk and X over sexual abuse images
AP News • • business
Key Points:
- French prosecutors have opened an investigation into Elon Musk and his social platform X, focusing on charges related to child sexual abuse images, deepfakes, disinformation, and denial of crimes against humanity linked to the platform's AI system, Grok.
- The Paris public prosecutor’s office is examining allegations of complicity in possessing and distributing child sexual abuse images, unlawful data collection, dissemination of non-consensual content, and Holocaust denial, with Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino summoned for interviews but not attending.
- The probe follows reports that X’s biased algorithms distorted automated data processing and that Grok generated sexually explicit deepfake images and Holocaust denial content, sparking global outrage.
- Grok initially posted false claims minimizing the Holocaust but later corrected its statements, acknowledging the use of Zyklon B for mass murder in Auschwitz.
- French authorities have also alerted U.S. regulators, suggesting the deepfake controversy may have been orchestrated to inflate the market value of X and xAI, potentially constituting criminal offenses.
