Senate debates

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

Documents

Grok Chatbot; Order for the Production of Documents

4:50 pm

Photo of Fatima PaymanFatima Payman (WA, Australia's Voice) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That there be laid on the table by the Minister representing the Minister for Communications, by no later than 5 pm on Thursday, 19 February 2026, copies of all ministerial submissions, records of conversation, letters, briefing notes, meeting agendas, file notes, meeting invitations, meeting notes, meeting minutes, emails and instant/electronic messages between the Minister for Communications and/or her office, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts and the Office of the eSafety Commissioner in relation to:

(a) the recent usage of the artificial intelligence chatbot Grok by users on X (formerly Twitter) to create non-consensual sexual imagery; and

(b) the development of any potential response, legislative or otherwise, to the use of Grok in this way.

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