EPISODE · Jan 7, 2026 · 10 MIN
Irish Authorities Urged to Take Action Against X for 'Nudification' Tools on Grok AI - 07/01/2026
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Irish authorities are being urged to take action against X after reports its AI tool, Grok, is being used to generate and disseminate sexually explicit images of children and women.X users have been able to avail of a new tool called “edit image” on Grok since late last month.Users are allowed to request modifications to images, with some using it to remove clothing from real people in the images. Concern has been raised about use of the tool in the generation of sexual abuse material, particularly relating to children.Sharon Lambert, President elect of the Psychological Society of Ireland & Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at UCC, said action should be taken against the tech giant by Irish authorities, given X’s headquarters for Europe, Africa and the Middle East is located in Dublin.Sharon joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about thisWe also spoke to Chairperson of Digital Rights Ireland and Law Lecturer in UCD, TJ McIntyrne, about the calls from the ICCL and DRI on Gardai to investigate X for Grok child sexual abuse material Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Irish authorities are being urged to take action against X after reports its AI tool, Grok, is being used to generate and disseminate sexually explicit images of children and women.X users have been able to avail of a new tool called “edit image” on Grok since late last month.Users are allowed to request modifications to images, with some using it to remove clothing from real people in the images. Concern has been raised about use of the tool in the generation of sexual abuse material, particularly relating to children.Sharon Lambert, President elect of the Psychological Society of Ireland & Senior Lecturer in Applied Psychology at UCC, said action should be taken against the tech giant by Irish authorities, given X’s headquarters for Europe, Africa and the Middle East is located in Dublin.Sharon joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us some more about thisWe also spoke to Chairperson of Digital Rights Ireland and Law Lecturer in UCD, TJ McIntyrne, about the calls from the ICCL and DRI on Gardai to investigate X for Grok child sexual abuse material Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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