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Grok targeted in UK law over sexually-explicit AI image generation — UK will begin prosecuting illegal prompting this week

The UK is making it a crime to generate or request AI-made explicit content from this week, following the ban on sharing deepfakes. The region's communications regulator, Ofcom, is also looking into Grok, investigating the service formally to see if it "has complied with its duties to protect people."

Tom’s Hardware

Starmer warns X that if it cannot control Grok, ‘we will’

It comes as media watchdog Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether the social media platform has breached UK law.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on regulating big tech: politicians must back Ofcom’s challenge to Musk

Editorial: A flood of non-consensual deepfake bikini shots on X is putting the UK’s Online Safety Act to the test

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U.K. investigation into X over AI deepfakes risks igniting a US-Europe free speech battle

The U.K.'s online safety regulator has opened a formal investigation into X over allegedly illegal deepfakes created by its Grok AI chatbot.

Fortune

Social media is corrupting young minds – but a ban is not the answer

Kicking under-16s off the social platforms is tempting, but it ignores the root of the problem: the older generations who made them so toxic in the first place, writes Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

'No company can stop nude AI images – but we’re the only ones being honest about it' — British AI rival to ChatGPT bans under-18s and refuses image generation over safety concerns

A UK AI rival to ChatGPT warns that nude image generation can’t be made safe as Elon Musk’s Grok faces regulatory backlash over sexualized AI images.

TechRadar

'Pregnant? Don't Want To Be?' Ads at South Dakota Gas Stations Spark First Amendment Battle

Mayday.Health ads that direct people to an informational website about abortion access are deceptive advertising and must be banned, the state argues. That’s unconstitutional, counters Mayday.

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Ofcom to investigate Musk’s Grok over ‘deeply disturbing’ nude images

The investigation was welcomed by Technology Secretary Liz Kendall.

Evening Standard

Grok: What is Elon Musk's controversial AI and why could it be banned in the UK?

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is under investigation after being used to create sexualised images

Evening Standard

Gavin Robinson claims he ‘hasn’t tweeted’ since 2017 despite active X account

The DUP leader said: ‘Nothing is tweeted without my approval. I just don’t need to see your reply to the things that I tweet.’

Evening Standard

First Minister calls X ‘woefully inadequate’ amid Grok AI misuse row

Michelle O’Neill said it was ‘disgraceful and disgusting that any social media platform allows this type of illegal content to be created’.

Evening Standard

Grok Access Blocked in Indonesia, Malaysia Amid Global Deepfake Safety Concerns

Indonesia and Malaysia suspend Grok AI over non-consensual sexual deepfakes, as global regulators scrutinize xAI's safety failures and content risks.

International Business Times

Ofcom Could Ban Elon Musk's X In UK After Grok AI Used To 'Undress' Thousands Of Women

Ofcom investigates Elon Musk's Grok AI after thousands of women report non-consensual deepfakes. UK regulator could ban X or fine the platform 10% of global revenue.

International Business Times UK

UK watchdog investigates Elon Musk’s X over sexualised AI Grok images

The regulator Ofcom is investigating X under the Online Safety Act. “We have decided to open a formal investigation to establish whether X has failed to comply with its legal obligations under the Online Safety Act,” it said.

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The Guardian - UK

Malaysia blocks Elon Musk’s Grok AI over fake, sexualised images

Country follows Indonesia in restricting access after global outcry over X’s AI tool

The Independent UK

Will X be banned in the UK after Grok deepfake row and how would it happen?

The regulator has a range of powers to tackle illegal content on social media platforms

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Trump weighs ‘very strong’ military options against Iran as death toll of protesters climbs

US president claims ‘Iran wants to negotiate’ as rights groups report that regime’s crackdown on protest has killed hundreds. Plus, how Grok’s nudification tool went viral

The Independent UK

Starmer issues ultimatum to Musk vowing ‘fast action’ from government to end Grok abuse on X

It comes as Ofcom announces an investigation into the way X’s AI tool was used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children

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Evening Standard

Minister to give update on X amid deepfake row

Liz Kendall will give a statement in the Commons amid reports that the chatbot Grok digitally undressed people without their consent.

Fortune

Malaysia and Indonesia move to ban Musk’s Grok AI over sexually-explicit deepfakes

This week, Malaysia and Indonesia have become the world’s first countries to take action against xAI’s Grok chatbot, which was found to be used to generate fake pornographic content.

The Guardian - UK

Law making creation of nonconsensual, intimate images illegal to come into force this week – as it happened

Liz Kendall says decision by X last week to restrict the Grok AI deepfake tool to subscribers did not go far enough

International Business Times UK

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Faces Backlash After Defending Grok AI Amid Deepfake Abuse Fears

The CEO of Epic Games Tim Sweeney faced heavy scrutiny after publicly defending X's AI companion Grok amid surge of deepfake content generation

The Independent UK

UK Grok ban live: Starmer threatens Musk over X’s ‘absolutely disgusting’ actions over AI deepfakes

Ofcom investigates social media platform over sexualised images made by its chatbot

Euronews

Indonesia and Malaysia ban Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok over non-consensual, sexualized deepfakes

Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is facing mounting scrutiny, including in the European Union, Britain, India and France, for being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.

Evening Standard

Sexualised images created by AI chatbot Grok are 'weapons of abuse,' says minister in clash with Elon Musk

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall told MPs that creating non-consensual intimate images will become a criminal offence from this week

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