Illustration of generative AI chatbot Grok, in an undated file image. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images
Malaysia and Indonesia have announced a decision to block access to Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, amid scrutiny over the tool’s use to generate sexually explicit images, including ones that appear to depict minors.
The coordinated actions by the two Southeast Asian nations are the strongest regulatory response yet against Grok, as governments across Europe and North America press X and xAI to explain how the system allowed the creation of sexualized and manipulated images.
