Downing Street says move to restrict AI tool is ‘not a solution’ after sexualised images of women and children were generated

Grok is being used to digitally remove women's clothing - something victims describe as "dehumanising".

This may be a red line for those with ‘conservative values’ who fund his adventures in free speech, says journalist and content creator Sophia Smith Galer

Rising alarm from disparate nations points to the nightmarish potential of nudification apps that use AI to generate sexually explicit deepfake images.

X to limit editing function to paying subscribers after platform threatened with fines and regulatory action

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Downing Street says move to restrict AI tool is ‘not a solution’ after sexualised images of women and children were generated

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LONDON: Elon Musk’s startup xAI has restricted the image generation function on its Grok chatbot on social media platform X to paid subscribers, after the tool’s use of AI to…

Several countries have pushed back publicly against the tool that allows users to alter online images to remove the subjects' clothes.

The restriction comes as regulators worldwide threaten enforcement action over Grok's generation of thousands of non-consensual deepfakes per hour.

UK PM Keir Starmer's office says move to limit access to paying subscribers 'insulting' to victims and 'not a solution'.

Start-up limits use of image generation system to paid users following spread of deepfakes and child sex abuse material

Platform has restricted image creation on the Grok AI tool to paying subscribers, but victims and experts say this does not go far enough

The restriction comes as regulators worldwide threaten enforcement action over Grok's generation of thousands of non-consensual deepfakes per hour.

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

Ministers warn platform could be blocked after Grok AI used to create sexual images without consent

The Deputy Prime Minister raised the concerns with Vance about Grok in a meeting this week

Media regulator threatens chatbot with ban or multimillion-pound fine

The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform's Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.