US EditionUK Regulator Ofcom Launches Investigation Into Musk’s X Over Grok AI Sexual Deepfakes
Ofcom investigates X's Grok AI for producing 84 times more sexual deepfakes per hour than top sites, raising concerns over illegal content and child protection.
- Ofcom has started an investigation into Elon Musk's X to determine whether it has failed to comply with online safety laws.
- Reports about Grok AI being used to create sexualized images of women and children have raised serious concerns, according to Ofcom.
- X announced it would remove all illegal content and suspend accounts related to these activities.
- UK law prohibits creating or sharing non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material, including AI-generated sexual images.
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UK Opens Probe Into X Over Grok Deepfake Fears
Britain’s media watchdog has trained its sights on Elon Musk’s X, and this time, it’s about AI gone too far. Could a chatbot really cross legal red lines? Regulators believe it may have.Ofcom has opened an investigation into Grok, X’s AI assistant, over claims it was used to generate sexually explicit deepfake images. These include illegal non-consensual content and child sexual abuse material.“These reports are deeply concerning,” the regulator…
Britain To Ban Grok 'Nudify' Images. Here’s What We Know
The United Kingdom plans to bring into force a law that criminalizes the creation of non-consensual sexualized images, including through Grok, the chatbot within Elon Musk’s X application, following the app’s deepfake scandal of the last few weeks. “This means individuals are committing a criminal offence if they create—or seek to create—such content—including on X—and anyone who does this should expect to face the full extent of the law,” Techn…
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