X 'breaking the law' by facilitating the creation of explicit images by Grok, says minister

Niamh Smyth: 'I would say X is, as I said, facilitating [it]. It is its AI chatbot creating this imagery and facilitating these shocking, outrageous images to be created in the first place.' File photo: Sam Boal/Collins Photos

Social media platform X is “breaking the law” by facilitating the generation of explicit images of women and child sexual abuse images (CSAM), AI minister Niamh Smyth has said.

Ms Smyth said it is “deeply worrying” that explicit images have been shared on X, while also criticising the social media firm for allowing their generation through its AI chatbot Grok.