Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk's artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google's generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon network, as part of a broader push to feed as much of the military's data as possible into the developing technology.

In response to slow movement from X's teams, countries have begun tamping down access to xAI's bot and standalone app, as several conduct investigations into Grok's safeguards, xAI's response, and the possibility that the company is violating various online safety laws.

The move follows backlash from the government and an Ofcom investigation, after some were found to use the tool to generate sexualised images of people.

Elon Musk's AI assistant, Grok, is facing scrutiny from governments worldwide. First launched in 2023, Grok aims to compete with AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini.

Elon Musk’s X has implemented new technological restrictions on its Grok AI chatbot to prevent the creation of sexually explicit deepfakes, responding to mounting international pressure as Britain’s media regulator Ofcom continues its formal investigation into whether the platform violated U.

US Senator Amy Klobuchar strongly criticized Elon Musk-owned AI chatbot Grok during a Senate hearing, accusing it of altering photos of women and girls without consent.Lawmakers raised serious concerns over AI misuse,

Ofcom--the U.K.'s communications watchdog--launched an investigation into Elon Musk's social-media platform on Monday, while the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, asked the platform to retain documents related to Grok while EU officials assess its compliance with the bloc's tech rules.

Elon Musk’s X is trying to stop people using its AI chatbot Grok to undress women amid intensifying outrage and legal scrutiny over the deluge of nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding the site. It’s not trying very hard: it took us less than a minute to get around its latest attempt to rein in the chatbot.