Ireland's Data Watchdog Joins Global Regulators Probing X Over AI Image Risks

In brief

• Ireland’s DPC has opened a large-scale GDPR inquiry into X over Grok’s generation of non-consensual sexualized images, including those of children.
• The investigation examines whether X complied with core GDPR obligations in how it deployed Grok’s image features to EU users.
• The probe is the latest in a global regulatory wave targeting Grok, with formal actions now open across Europe, the UK, Australia, and the U.S.