X\u2019s lawyer in France was not immediately available for comment.<\/p>\n
Replying on X in French to a link to AFP\u2019s coverage of the story, Musk slammed French prosecutors as \u201cmentally retarded\u201d.<\/p>\n
French authorities are already investigating X over allegations that its algorithm was used to interfere in French politics, as well as Grok\u2019s dissemination of Holocaust denials and the sexualised deepfakes.<\/p>\n
Grok has its own account on the X social network, allowing users to interact with it.<\/p>\n
For a period, users could tag the bot in posts to request image generation and editing, receiving the image in a reply from Grok. Many sent Grok photos of women or tagged the bot in replies to women\u2019s photo posts, giving it prompts such as \u201cput her in a bikini\u201d or \u201cremove her clothes\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u2018Incitements\u2019<\/p>\n
It generated an estimated three million sexualised images \u2013 mostly of women, though also 23,000 that appeared to depict children \u2013 in 11 days, the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit watchdog, said in late January.<\/p>\n
Le Monde pointed to \u201cseveral posts by Musk, published at the height of the controversy, which prosecutors interpret as incitements to generate non-consensual images\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe billionaire posted several messages in which he expressed delight, using numerous emojis, about his AI engine\u2019s \u2018undressing\u2019 capabilities, even sharing an image of himself in which his chatbot depicted him wearing a bikini,\u201d Le Monde reported.<\/p>\n
Daily average app downloads for Grok worldwide soared by 72% from January 1 to January 19 compared with the same period in December, the Washington Post has cited market intelligence firm Sensor Tower as saying.<\/p>\n
French authorities last month summoned Musk to a \u201cvoluntary interview\u201d and searched the local offices of his social media network, in what Musk called a \u201cpolitical attack\u201d.<\/p>\n
Both Britain and the European Union have also opened investigations into the creation of the sexualised deepfakes.<\/p>\n
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