Grok's AI image generation tool violated Canadian privacy law, watchdog says
Source: CNA
Published on: 2026-06-11 15:21
OTTAWA, June 11 : xAI's Grok chatbot violated Canadian privacy laws by launching an image-generation tool that allowed users to create and share non-consensual, sexualized deep fakes, an official watchdog said in a report on Thursday. After Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne launched a formal probe in January, xAI announced tweaks to prevent Grok from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing. Britain and Canada are two in a growing list of countries cracking down on explicit content generated by Grok. "xAI violated Canada's federal private sector privacy law by launching the Grok AI-powered image generation tool without implementing appropriate safeguards from the outset," Dufresne told a press conference. Dufresne, who does not have the power to impose fines or order policy changes, said he was encouraged by the changes xAI had made to reduce the chance...
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