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Deep Dive: Inside Elon's problematic chatbot

Thursday Headlines: Coalition set to vote against new hate speech laws, Iran fast-tracks trials and possible executions, JD Vance meets with foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Victorian schools students’ details leaked in major hack, and Aussie amateur wins $1 million at Australian Open ‘One Point Slam’.

Deep Dive: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is under renewed scrutiny after it emerged it could be used to digitally undress women and children and manipulate images into sexually suggestive content. 
 
While the tool stops short of generating full nudity, it has sparked concern from regulators worldwide, reigniting questions about platform responsibility, AI guardrails, and whether Musk’s push for “unsanitised” technology has gone too far. 

In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with The New York Times’ Silicon Valley correspondent, Mike Isaac about Grok, how it fits into Elon Musk’s wider tech empire, and why this latest scandal may be less an anomaly and more a pattern. 

Further listening from headlines:
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Thursday Headlines:&nbsp;Coalition set to vote against new hate speech laws, Iran fast-tracks trials and possible executions, JD Vance meets with foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland, Victorian schools students&rsquo; details leaked in major hack, and Aussie amateur wins $1 million at Australian Open &lsquo;One Point Slam&rsquo;. Deep Dive: Elon Musk&rsquo;s AI chatbot Grok is under renewed scrutiny after it&nbsp;emerged&nbsp;it could be used to digitally undress women and children and manipulate images into sexually suggestive content.&nbsp; &nbsp; While the tool stops short of generating full nudity, it has sparked concern from regulators worldwide, reigniting questions about platform responsibility, AI guardrails, and whether Musk&rsquo;s push for &ldquo;unsanitised&rdquo; technology has gone too far.&nbsp;
In this episode of The Briefing, Chris Spyrou speaks with The New York Times&rsquo; Silicon Valley correspondent, Mike Isaac about Grok, how it fits into Elon Musk&rsquo;s wider tech empire, and why this latest scandal may be less an anomaly and more a pattern.&nbsp;
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A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews to keep you informed and entertained.

Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 4pm Monday to Friday, and profile features across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.

Hosted by journalists Sacha Barbour Gatt, Chris Spyrou, Natarsha Belling, Helen Smith and Antoinette Lattouf.

A daily news podcast, The Briefing gives you the latest headlines, discussion and explainer interviews to keep you informed and entertained.
Bringing you the news you need to know at 6am and 4pm Monday to Friday, and profile features across the weekend, The Briefing is Australia's go-to news podcast for your commute, coffee or exercise.
Hosted by journalists Sacha Barbour Gatt, Chris Spyrou, Natarsha Belling, Helen Smith and Antoinette Lattouf.