Media minister deletes X account amid controversy over Grok and explicit AI content

Patrick O’Donovan says concerns over Grok’s use in generating explicit and abusive images prompted him to deactivate his X account

Patrick O’Donovan faced criticism over comments he made earlier this week, in which he said responsibility for generating explicit images through the AI chatbot lay with users rather than the platform. Picture: Andrew Downes

Communications and media minister Patrick O’Donovan has said he has deactivated his X account following controversy surrounding the social media platform.

Mr O’Donovan said concerns over the use of Grok to generate sexually explicit images and child sexual abuse material (CSAM) prompted him to delete his account.