AI chatbot firms face stricter regulation in online safety laws protecting children in the UK

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The UK government is closing a “loophole” in new online safety legislation that will make AI chatbots subject to its requirement to combat illegal material or face fines or even being blocked.

After the country’s government staunchly criticized Elon Musk’s X over sexually explicit content created by its chatbot Grok, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced new measures that mean chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s

Gemini, and Microsoft

Copilot will be included in his government’s Online Safety Act.

AI chatbot firms face stricter regulation in online safety laws protecting children in the UK

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