3 h. ago PMQs live: Starmer vows ‘I won’t back down’ in fight with Musk’s X over Grok AI deepfakes

Sir Keir Starmer slammed X as ‘disgraceful’ over its ability to generate AI deepfake images

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3 h. ago Starmer vows not to 'back down' in nude deepfakes row with Elon Musk after X owner blinks first and stops Grok AI digitally stripping women and children

After the Prime Minister demanded the US tech billionaire to act to stem the creation of deepfakes, the social media tool last night began refusing to comply with user requests.

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3 h. ago PMQs live: Badenoch blasts ‘clueless’ Starmer over succession of U

The Conservative leader welcomed the reversal on digital IDs but said Sir Keir should ‘try to get it right the first time’

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3 h. ago Starmer faces Badenoch at PMQs amid criticism over digital ID U

Ministers have rolled back central element of digital ID plans, possibly allowing people to use other forms of identification to prove their right to workHere are extracts from three interesting comment articles about the digital ID U-turn.Ailbhe Rea in the New Statesman in the New Statesmans says there were high hopes for the policy when it was first announced.I remember a leisurely lunch over the summer when a supporter of digital IDs told me how they thought Keir Starmer would reset his premiership. Alongside a reorganisation of his team in Number 10, and maybe a junior ministerial reshuffle, they predicted he would announce in his speech at party conference that his government would be embracing digital IDs. “It will allow him to show he’s willing to do whatever it takes to tackle illegal immigration,” was their rationale.Sure enough, Starmer announced “phase two” of his government, reshuffled his top team and, on the Friday before Labour party conference, he duly announced his ...

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4 h. ago JON BRADY shows how easy it is to get deepfaked by Elon Musk's 'disturbing' AI Grok as X faces UK ban

Elon Musk's Grok AI feature is facing UK ban because it has been used to undress women without their consent.

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4 h. ago PMQs live: Starmer set to clash with Badenoch as PM criticised over ‘shambolic’ digital ID U

Sir Keir Starmer will face questions from MPs

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5 h. ago X's Grok AI 'won't produce sexualised images of women and children'

After the Prime Minister demanded the US tech billionaire to act to stem the creation of deepfakes, the social media tool last night began refusing to comply with user requests.

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32 h. ago Will X be banned in the UK after Grok deepfake row and how would it happen?

The regulator has a range of powers to tackle illegal content on social media platforms

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39 h. ago Starmer warns Elon Musk if he cannot control nude deepfakes then 'we will' after AI chatbot Grok was used to 'undress' women and children

Keir Starmer last night warned Elon Musk to shut down an AI tool allowing users to create 'disgusting' images on his social media site, saying: 'If X cannot control Grok, we will.'

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46 h. ago UK Grok ban live: New criminal offence to tackle AI deepfakes, Liz Kendall announces, as Ofcom investigates X

Technology secretary labels sexualised images as ‘weapons of abuse’ and accuses Elon Musk’s social media platform of ‘monetising abuse’

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50 h. ago UK Grok ban live: X under formal Ofcom investigation over ‘deeply concerning’ deepfakes row

Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into X over sexually explicit AI images on platform

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52 h. ago Ofcom launches X investigation over Grok 'creating and sharing sexualised images of kids'

Elon Musk's X is now being officially investigated by UK regulator Ofcom after claims have been made that AI chatbot Grok has been making deepfake sexual images of children

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53 h. ago UK regulator launches probe into Elon Musk's X over Grok deepfake images

The UK media watchdog said it will establish whether Elon Musk's social media platform X has failed to comply with its legal obligation under the Online Safety Act

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54 h. ago UK Grok ban live: Government to give update on X deepfake row after Musk lashes out over Ofcom probe

The government is due to provide an update on X’s deepfake row on Monday

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58 h. ago Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images

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4 d. ago Elon Musk shares AI images of Starmer in bikini in row over grim Grok deepfakes

Elon Musk has shared AI-generated images of Sir Keir Starmer in bikinis amid a bitter row with the UK government over Grok, used to create sexualised deepfakes on X

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4 d. ago Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes used as an ‘excuse for censorship’

Governments and regulators from Europe to Asia have condemned reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children

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4 d. ago Musk claims outcry over Grok deepfakes ‘excuse for censorship’

The billionaire appeared defiant despite outcry over reports X’s AI chatbot Grok was creating sexualised images of people, including children.

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4 d. ago How Elon Musk’s Grok spread sexual deepfakes and child exploitation images

Billionaire’s xAI start-up lacks adequate safeguards, say experts, but many AI models are trained on troubling material

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4 d. ago Technology Secretary threatens to block UK access to X over Grok deepfakes

Ofcom said it was undertaking an ‘expedited assessment’ after X and XAi responded to its urgent contact on Monday.

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