US EditionStarmer ‘Won’t Back Down’ in Fight with Musk’s X over Grok AI Sexualised Images
UK ministers push for new criminal laws after Grok generated non-consensual sexual images; Ofcom may fine X up to £18 million if non-compliant, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told MPs he `won't back down` as he pressured Elon Musk and X to restrict Grok's sexual image creation, stating X is acting to comply with UK law.
- Earlier this week Ofcom launched a probe into claims Grok was being used to digitally undress people, with powers under the Online Safety Act to fine platforms up to 10% of revenue or �18m and seek court orders to block sites.
- Minutes after her Commons question, trolls used Grok to request AI images of Labour MP Emily Darlington in bikinis or naked; she said `we can enforce UK law` while Liz Kendall called limiting Grok to paying users `monetising abuse`.
- Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the new criminal offence would be brought into force this week under the Data Act, though a Department of Science, Innovation and Technology spokesman said enforcement would begin in February.
- Mr Musk initially called proposed bans `fascist` and defended free speech before reportedly removing the tool; Sarah B. Rogers, US administration representative, said yesterday the US will await Ofcom's verdict, citing the UK's leverage as one of two English-language centres.
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Keir Starmer: Grok imagery “disgraceful”
Keir Starmer is challenging Elon Musk and over AI generated non-consensual intimate images. A proliferation of these images, generated by x.com’s AI chatbot Grok, has flooded the platform. Users have been instructing Grok to create these images of high profile figures and even of children. The British government have announced they will introduce legislation to prevent these images. This debate has raised issues of free speech, big tech, power a…
Starmer stands by possible X ban despite threats from US
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood firm on the possibility of banning X unless the platform“immediately” curbs deepfake pornography. Starmer teased a ban on X after the company xAI, an X offshoot, developed its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, which alters images. A trend on X, which integrates Grok, has involved removing clothing from users who share photos online. These AI generative pornographic images are often referred to…
'We're not going to back down': UK hits back at Trump admin over Elon Musk probe
The UK government has hit back at a US administration official's threat over a probe into Elon Musk and X.Online safety watchdog OFCOM is investigating the social media app for the sharing of non-consensual sex images which are artificially generated through the Grok tool, Sky News reported. Concern...
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