Elon Musk skips Paris prosecutors' summons over X and Grok probe
Elon Musk failed to appear for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors concerning alleged interference in French politics using X's algorithm. The ongoing investigation has since expanded to include issues regarding Holocaust denial and deepfakes disseminated by X's AI chatbot, Grok.
Elon Musk did not appear Monday for a voluntary interview with Paris prosecutors, who had issued the summons in February as part of an investigation into allegations that X's algorithm was used to interfere in French politics. The probe was later expanded to include dissemination of Holocaust denial and sexual deepfakes by X's AI chatbot Grok. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Professor Julia Hรถrnle, Chair of Internet Law at Queen Mary, University of London.