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- Comment on Polish state authorities respond to inquiries about presence on X following scandal involving Grok generating on-demand pornography 2 weeks ago:
State bodies that provided no response
Part of state bodies have declined to comment on the matter. It should be noted that we have decided to turn to them for a comment on the ground of sending Freedom of Information Access (FoIA) requests.
The Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has declined to comment on grounds of ”organisational and technical activities, not legally bound to be shared”.
Ministries of National Education, State Assets, Sport and Tourism, and the Republic of Poland’s President’s chancellery also have declined to comment – each responding that ”on grounds of Freedom of Information Access it is not possible to access information about activities planned in the future”.
The state bodies not listed in this article have not responded at least until the day of original publication.
State bodies that responded
Ministries
As a first ministry to respond, the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy has responded as follows:
– The ministry monitors the functioning of the social media platform on an ongoing basis in terms of published content, the ministry said. It added that the ministry “does not use tools based on generative artificial intelligence”.
Similar statement was provided by the Ministry of Energy.
– The Ministry of Energy monitors social media platforms, including X, on an ongoing basis to ensure that published content complies with applicable laws, accepted communication standards, safety rules, and the principles of responsible and reliable public information, said a representative of the ministry.
“In the event of circumstances that could affect the image, credibility or proper functioning of public institutions, appropriate organisational and communication measures are or may be taken,” he added.
I have turned to the Ministry of Energy with an additional request for comment, questioning the initial response. I have asked that “should not the case of Grok generating CSAM content upon request be assumed as such circumstance”. No further response was provided as of writing this article.
The Ministry of Economic Development and Technology has responded that “no changes regarding the presence of ministry on X are planned”.
Similar response came from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Poland.
– We do not plan to terminate our account, nor we plan to limit posting frequency on X, representative said.
Ministry of Science and Higher Education also has provided a statement clarifying their position on this matter.
According to the ministry’s statement, “maintaining a presence on X meets the current information needs of society and is consistent with the principles of transparency in public administration.”
The Ministry of Justice also has no plans to terminate their X account, assuring that “the content published by the ministry is monitored on an ongoing basis.”
“If any unacceptable content is found, appropriate remedial measures will be implemented immediately,” the MoJ representative said.
In a similar manner as with the Ministry of Energy, I have turned to the MoJ with request for additional clarifications.
The Ministry of Digital Affairs has provided detailed information about its operations on platform X.
“The Minister of Digital Affairs is aware of the matter. He has publicly condemned such activities as a warning about the direction of artificial intelligence development and its possible uses,” said a representative of the ministry.
According to the information provided, the Ministry of Digital Affairs pays approximately PLN 300 per year to maintain a paid account on X. This was justified by “the need to publish content without character limits”.
“X remains a popular communication channel for many users in Poland, and it is reasonable to publish important information about the ministry’s activities there,” the representative said.
“The decision to discontinue publishing information on X has not been considered so far. However, if the platform’s activities notoriously ignore applicable laws or enable the generation of content that is unacceptable to users, such a step cannot be ruled out,” the statement concluded.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development also has no plans to abandon X, explaining that “the mere presence of tools that may be used in a controversial, illegal or immoral manner does not constitute sufficient grounds for public authorities to decide to stop using it”.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that it “plans to continue its official presence on X, recognising that despite the challenges that have arisen, the platform remains an important tool for communicating with audiences at home and abroad”.
The Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has also confirmed that they will stay on X.
– Due to the way how the communication with the public is being done, and that we are communicating to various groups of people, using several social media platforms at once is an element of keeping in touch with the citizens, said the representative.
The Ministry of Finance does not plan to shut down their account on X, too – adding, that “such commitment shall not be equated with the condoning of controversial or reprehensible behaviour practised by some of social media platforms’ users”.
Parliament
Both Sejm and Senate chancelleries have responded to our questions.
– The Sejm Chancellery does not use the IT solutions described [at the beginning of the article], has not proposed their introduction, and has no influence over them. As an office, we are present wherever citizens are seeking information about the activities of the Sejm and its bodies, said the Sejm Chancellery representative.
– Social media such as X […] are used by the Polish Senate to inform the public about the activities of the Upper House, including legislative work, current events and initiatives.
– At the same time, we would like to assure that when using social media profiles, the Senate of Poland maintains the highest standards and does not use features that violate the law or ethics, representative of the Senate Chancellery replies.
Text authored and translated by Oliwier Jaszczyszyn. Machine translation was used to aid in translation of some of the responses.
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