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French police raided the Paris offices of X on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into Grok AI, the artificial intelligence chatbot owned by Elon Musk and developed by xAI. The raid, executed by the Paris public prosecutor’s cybercrime unit, signals rising global scrutiny over advanced AI systems and how they handle data, algorithms, and user safety.

What exactly Is Grok AI?

Grok AI is an AI chatbot designed to offer conversational responses with a bold, witty personality. Unlike traditional models that rely on static datasets, Grok integrates real-time information from the X platform (formerly Twitter), allowing it to respond instantly to live trends, breaking news, and trending topics. Powered by its own large language model (LLM), Grok-1, the chatbot was created to be more engaging than typical AI assistants. Its integration with X enables it to pull current content directly from the social network, making it unique among other chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini.

Why did French police raid the office?

The raid is tied to a French investigation launched in 2025 after a lawmaker filed a complaint alleging that X’s algorithms may have distorted automated data processing and exhibited bias, potentially violating French law. Authorities are now probing whether X or its executives abused algorithms or extracted data fraudulently, concerns that naturally extend to Grok AI due to its deep integration with live social data.

The investigation has broadened as officials examine not only biased algorithm use but also how Grok processes personal data. Meanwhile, Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office has launched its own investigation after reports that Grok was used to generate non-consensual sexual content, including imagery involving minors.

X has pushed back, calling the French actions a circumvention of international legal procedures and a pressure tactic against its US leadership.

Elon Musk described the raid as “a political attack.”