Malaysia lifts Grok ban after talks with Musk firm over AI image misuse

Malaysia lifted its temporary ban on Elon Musk’s Grok artificial intelligence chatbot after the company behind it added safety measures to help prevent the generation of sexualized images of people.

The decision follows a meeting between regulators and Musk’s tech company, which confirmed that necessary measures had been implemented in Grok, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission said Friday. Grok remains subject to continuous monitoring by authorities, it said.

Malaysia blocked access to Grok earlier this month, citing misuse of the AI service to generate “obscene, sexually explicit, indecent, grossly offensive, and non-consensual manipulated images, including content involving women and minors.” Regulators around the world have sought corrective action from Musk.

“MCMC stresses that user safety remains a priority,” the regulator said in a statement. “Any failure to comply or violation of Malaysian laws will be dealt with strictly in accordance with the provisions of the laws in force.”