Elon Musk skips probe as France investigates X

French authorities probe X's AI chatbot Grok for potential role in amplifying illegal hate speech and child abuse content. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Elon Musk skips probe as France investigates X

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French judicial authorities have opened a formal investigation into social media platform X, focusing on whether its integrated AI chatbot, Grok, has contributed to the dissemination of illegal content, including child sexual abuse material, explicit deepfakes, and Holocaust denial. The probe, confirmed by the Paris prosecutor's office, places the company owned by Elon Musk under intense legal scrutiny within the European Union. The investigation follows a formal legal complaint filed by a prominent French digital rights organization, which alleges the platform's AI system may have generated or amplified harmful material in violation of French and EU law. X's leadership, including Musk, has so far declined to participate in preliminary hearings requested by French investigators, a move that has drawn criticism from officials overseeing the case. The core of the investigation centers on the specific functionalities and outputs of Grok, an AI tool directly accessible to X's user base. Prosecutors are examining evidence to determine if the chatbot's responses have facilitated the creation or spread of content that is explicitly illegal under French penal code. This includes material related to the sexual exploitation of minors and the denial of crimes against humanity, specifically the Holocaust. The inquiry represents one of the first major legal tests for a generative AI system integrated into a major social network, probing the boundary between platform liability and the autonomous actions of an AI agent. Legal experts note that the case could set a significant precedent for how EU member states enforce the bloc's stringent Digital Services Act (DSA) and proposed AI Act against complex, AI-driven platforms. The investigation occurs against a backdrop of escalating tension between European regulators and X. Since Musk's acquisition of the company, formerly known as Twitter, EU officials have repeatedly cited the platform for shortcomings in content moderation, particularly regarding disinformation and illegal speech. France has been at the forefront of this regulatory push. The current probe significantly escalates matters by shifting focus from human-posted...

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