Simon Harris: Laws can be changed to crack down on creation of fake sexual images 

Grok is designed to perform a multitude of functions, such as answering questions, analysing visual information from cameras, summarising convoluted documents, and generating imagery. Picture: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

Irish laws will be changed "if required" to crack down on the creation and sharing of fake nude or sexual images created by Elon Musk's X artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, the Tánaiste has said, as he called for a garda investigation into the practice.

Communications minister Patrick O’Donovan is now engaging with his department officials, the attorney general, and media regulator Coimisiún na Meán to discuss the new trend, which Simon Harris branded “disgusting”.