The EU AI Act Newsletter #94: Grok Nudification Scandal

<p> Fifty-seven European Parliament lawmakers from across the political spectrum have called for a ban on AI applications that create non-consensual sexual deepfake images..</p> <p><strong> Legislative Process </strong></p><p> Grok nudification scandal: POLITICO's Pieter Haeck reported that fifty-seven European Parliament lawmakers across the political spectrum have called for a ban on AI applications that generate non-consensual sexualised deepfake images within the EU. The call follows widespread outrage at proliferation of such images created by Grok bot on Elon Musk's social network X. The lawmakers contend that these AI systems should be prohibited under the EU's AI law, citing their facilitation of sexual violence against women and children. The European Commission has requested additional information from X and ordered retention of Grok-related documents until the end of the year. Although X announced it would prevent editing of images of people in revealing clothing, POLITICO verified that users could still generate such images. Lawmakers argue that the Digital Services Act alone is insufficient to address this problem, requesting the Commission to confirm that these systems are banned under the AI Act or other EU legislation. Relatedly, Laura Caroli, a former co-negotiator of the AI Act, has written a Substack post exploring how an [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:38) Legislative Process</p><p>(06:40) Analyses</p><p>(08:25) Discussion about this post</p><p>(08:29) Ready for more?</p> <p>---</p>
<p><b>First published:</b><br/>
January 19th, 2026 </p>

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