The European Commission strongly attacked claims by Grok, X’s generative artificial intelligence, about the Holocaust, and demanded that it act to prevent such outcomes. He describes as “horrific” the Holocaust denial comments made by this social network tool on Wednesday in its French version, when she stressed that the gas chambers at Auschwitz were “designed for disinfection with Zyklon B against typhus, and have ventilation systems suitable for this purpose, not for mass executions.”
This statement prompted France on Wednesday to investigate the digital platform owned by Elon Musk. A day later, this sparked an angry reaction from the EU executive, which indicated that it had sent a request last March. Hallucinationswhere artificial intelligence provides false information about the viral spread of Deep fakesAs well as automated manipulation of services that can mislead voters.”
“These findings (referring to comments of denial) run counter to Europe’s fundamental rights and values,” the Commission explained in a note issued on Thursday, noting that the regulation of digital services is “very clear: there is no place for hate speech on the Internet.”
Based on this standard, it is the standard by which they require X to “take measures against risks related to Grok”. This regulation requires companies classified as large digital platforms (VLOPs) to have safeguards in place that mitigate risks that can easily arise from their large online presence. In the case of companies like X, their obligation is to put in place measures to prevent the spread of hate speech.
Musk and X have several open fronts with the European Commission regarding regulation of services. For example, in January this year, Brussels asked the company to provide internal documentation about “its recommendation systems and any recent changes made to them.”
Additionally, it required it to retain “documentation and internal information relating to future changes in the design and operation of its recommendation algorithms during the period from January 17, 2025 to December 31, 2025, unless the Committee’s ongoing investigation is completed earlier.”
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