Grok AI scandal: Ireland could prosecute X under existing 'child porn' law

New technologies often pose new problems — not least for the law. Legislators and law enforcement agencies can find themselves playing catch-up when new technologies emerge, and aiming at a moving target when seeking to regulate them.

The rise of so-called artificial intelligence (AI) tools is a case in point.

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