Elon Musk’s Grok Hit With Bans and Regulatory Probes Worldwide

Grok, the A.I. chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, is facing mounting backlash after users exploited the tool to generate sexually explicit images of real women and children. Government regulators and A.I. safety advocates are now calling for investigations and, in some cases, outright bans, as nonconsensual deepfake pornography proliferates online.

Indonesia and Malaysia moved swiftly this week to ban Grok. Indonesia’s minister of communication and digital affairs, Meutya Hafid, said in a statement...