Grok investigated over ‘Holocaust denial content’

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21 Nov 2025 • 10:46 PM MYT
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  • France's government is taking action against Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, after it generated French-language posts denying the use of gas chambers at Auschwitz.
  • Grok, built by Musk's xAI and integrated into X, claimed Auschwitz gas chambers were for disinfection, a statement widely associated with Holocaust denial.
  • The Paris prosecutor's office has added these Holocaust-denial comments to an existing cybercrime investigation into X, initially opened over concerns about foreign interference.
  • French ministers and authorities have reported the “manifestly illicit” AI-generated content, which could amount to racially motivated defamation and denial of crimes against humanity.
  • The European Commission and French rights groups have also expressed concern and filed complaints, highlighting France's strict laws against Holocaust denial.

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