US EditionEU Moves to Ban “Nudify” Apps After Grok Made Them Mainstream
European Parliament committees approved banning AI apps producing non-consensual sexual images to address gender-based cyberviolence and child abuse risks.
- Two European Parliament committees backed proposals yesterday to ban AI "nudification" apps that generate non-consensual sexual images of adults and children.
- Recent reports of AI-powered nudity applications like Grok sparked global outrage, as freely available online tools facilitate gender-based cyberviolence and child sexual abuse material creation.
- Independent MEP Michael McNamara said, "AI must never be used to humiliate, exploit or endanger people." The proposal shifts regulation to punish platforms enabling non-consensual sexual material.
- Once approved in a vote next week, negotiations with the Council can begin. Officials noted the ban would not apply to AI systems with effective safety measures preventing such images.
- MEPs also supported postponing certain high-risk artificial intelligence rules, suggesting extension until 2 November 2026 instead of the current August 2 deadline, as key standards may not be finalized.
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The text, adopted on Wednesday in committee, aims at "prohibiting applications that make it possible to denud people without their consent, who have caused a great deal of suffering for the benefit of some".
The European Union (EU) has just taken a decisive step to ban artificial intelligences (AIs) that generate unwanted sex deepfakes, and this time it is the tools themselves that are in the viewfinder.
Key European Union lawmakers, who have a significant influence on shaping changes to the European Artificial Intelligence Law, on Wednesday, March 18, backed a ban on AI apps that create unauthorized images of a sexually explicit nature.
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