First country blocks access to Elon Musk’s Grok AI over sexual deepfakes

Indonesia said non-consensual sexual deepfakes are a human rights violation (Picture: Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP via Getty Images)

Indonesia has become the first country in the world to block Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot over the risk of fake pornographic images.

The country called ‘the practice of non-consensual sexual deepfakes’ produced by the AI bot is a ‘serious violation of human rights, dignity, and the security of citizens in the digital space’.

Communication and digital affairs minister Meutya Hafid continued...