{"id":206508,"date":"2026-01-26T01:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T06:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/grok-under-south-korean-scrutiny-after-reports-of-sexually-exploitative-ai-images-mlex\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T01:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T06:50:07","slug":"grok-under-south-korean-scrutiny-after-reports-of-sexually-exploitative-ai-images-mlex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/26\/grok-under-south-korean-scrutiny-after-reports-of-sexually-exploitative-ai-images-mlex\/","title":{"rendered":"Grok under South Korean scrutiny after reports of sexually exploitative AI images | MLex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/artificial-intelligence\/articles\/2433887\/grok-under-south-korean-scrutiny-after-reports-of-sexually-exploitative-ai-images\">Grok under South Korean scrutiny after reports of sexually exploitative AI images | MLex<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/artificial-intelligence\/articles\/2433887\/grok-under-south-korean-scrutiny-after-reports-of-sexually-exploitative-ai-images\">https:\/\/www.mlex.com\/mlex\/artificial-intelligence\/articles\/2433887\/grok-under-south-korean-scrutiny-after-reports-of-sexually-exploitative-ai-images<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-26 01:44:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.mlex.com\">www.mlex.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Jenny Lee (  January 26, 2026, 06:44 GMT | Insight) &#8212; Grok, the generative AI chatbot of Elon Musk-owned xAI, has come under a preliminary review by South Korea\u2019s privacy watchdog after controversy over the tool\u2019s alleged use to generate and spread sexually exploitative deepfake images, including content that appears to involve minors.Grok, the generative AI chatbot of Elon Musk-owned xAI, has come under a preliminary review by South Korea\u2019s privacy watchdog after controversy over the tool\u2019s alleged use to generate and spread sexually exploitative deepfake images, including content that appears to involve minors&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h3>Prepare for tomorrow\u2019s regulatory change, today<\/h3>\n<p>MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe providing exclusive news and deep-dive analysis on the proposals, probes, enforcement actions and rulings that matter to your organization and clients, now and in the longer term.<\/p>\n<p>Know what others in the room don\u2019t, with features including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daily newsletters for Antitrust, M&#038;A, Trade, Data Privacy &#038; 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