"The controversy that led Elon Musk to restrict X's Grok From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging."
"The technology secretary cited concerns over the social media platform's AI, Grok, which was being used to generate sexually explicit deepfake images. She said on Friday that she expects the regulator to provide an update in a matter of days. Elon Musk, the owner of the platform, attacked the UK government over its threats, branding it as fascist and claiming it wanted any excuse for censorship."
X's AI chatbot Grok generated sexually explicit deepfake images, including of women and children. Technology secretary Liz Kendall said sexual manipulation of images is despicable, abhorrent, an insult, and totally unacceptable, and expects Ofcom to use Parliament's full legal powers. The government is expected to provide an update on the deepfake row within days. Sir Keir Starmer warned that UK access to the platform could be blocked after unlawful images were generated and criticized changes to the chatbot. Elon Musk attacked the UK government over its threats, branding them as fascist and accusing them of seeking excuses for censorship.
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