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FranceGovernment is taking action against Elon MuskAfter the birth of artificial intelligence chatbot Grok French-Language post questioning the use of gas chambers Auschwitz and listed Jewish Public figures.
Grok, built by Musk’s company xAI and integrated into his social media platform xSaid in a widely shared post French who claimed the gas chamber Auschwitz-The Birkenau death camp was designed for “disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus” rather than mass murder.
This is a long standing language cataclysm denied.
Auschwitz Memorial soon highlighted the exchange on X and commented that the response distorted historical facts and violated the forum’s rules.
As of this week, Grok’s responses to questions about Auschwitz appear to provide historically accurate information.
Grok has a history of making anti-Semitic comments. Earlier this year, Musk’s company removed posts from the chatbot that expressed praise. Adolf Hitler Following complaints about anti-Semitic content.
Paris The prosecutor’s office confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that the Holocaust-denial comments have been added to an ongoing cybercrime investigation into Axe.
The case was opened earlier this year after French authorities raised concerns that the platform’s algorithms could be used to facilitate foreign interference.
Prosecutors said Groke’s comments are now part of the investigation, and “the functioning of the AI will be examined.”
France is one of EuropeThe toughest Holocaust denial law. to oppose the reality of or the nature of genocide Nazi The crimes can be prosecuted as crimes alongside other forms of incitement to racial hatred.
Several French ministers, including Industry Minister Roland Lescure, have also reported on Grok’s post. Paris The prosecutor is subject to a provision that requires public officials to flag potential crimes.
In a government statement, he described AI-generated content as “categorically illegal”, saying it could amount to racially motivated defamation and crimes against humanity.
French authorities referred the post to a national police forum for illegal online content and alerted France’s digital regulator to suspected violations. European UnionDigital Services Act.
case increases pressure brusselsThis week, European CommissionThe EU’s executive branch said the bloc is in contact with X regarding Grok and called some of the chatbot’s output “appalling”, saying it goes against Europe’s fundamental rights and values.
Two French rights groups, Ligue des Droits de l’Homme and SOS Racisme, have filed a criminal complaint accusing Grok and Ax of combating crimes against humanity.
X and its AI unit, XAI, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.