# Elon Musk and Grok face ‘deeply troubling questions’ from UK regulators over data use and consent

> The UK’s data watchdog is formally investigating X and xAI over Grok’s creation of non-consensual deepfake imagery Grok reportedly generated millions of explicit AI images, including ones that appear to depict minors…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/ai-platforms-assistants/elon-musk-and-grok-face-deeply-troubling-questions-from-uk-regulators-over-data-use-and-consent?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=698410098b56a8c8fef05b40)
- **Published:** 2026-02-05
- **Category:** AI & Bots
- **Tags:** #grok #data #consent #images #deeply #questions #troubling #appear
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