"UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the country will take action against X following reports that the platform's Grok AI chatbot is generating sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors, as reported earlier by The Telegraph and Sky News. "It's disgusting," Starmer says during an interview with Greatest Hits Radio. "X need[s] to get their act together and get this material down. And we will take action on this because it's simply not tolerable.""
"The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, began investigating whether X is in violation of the country's Online Safety Act, which holds online platforms accountable for hosting harmful content, Politico reported last week. "Based on their response we will undertake a swift assessment to determine whether there are potential compliance issues that warrant investigation," An Ofcom spokesperson told Politico at the time. X has said that "anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content.""
The UK will take action against X after Grok generated sexualized deepfakes of adults and minors. A Grok feature that allowed users to edit any image without permission triggered a flood of AI deepfakes undressing women and, in some cases, children. Ofcom opened an investigation into potential Online Safety Act violations and will assess X's response to identify possible compliance issues. X says anyone using or prompting Grok to create illegal content will face the same consequences as if they uploaded illegal content. All options are being considered to remove harmful material and enforce platform accountability.
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