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Pornographic images created by AI chatbot Grok are ‘weapons of abuse’, technology minister says Liz Kendall as she said member of congress From this week it will become a criminal offense to produce intimate images without consent.
Meanwhile, media regulator Ofcom has launched an investigation into whether Elon Musk’s social media platform X broke UK law amid reports that Grok was used to create and share child pornography.
Ms Kendall labeled AI-generated images of women “bound, gagged, bruised, bloody, etc.” as “weapons of abuse”.
Make a statement in House of CommonsThe Technology Minister said the Internet Watch Foundation “reported criminal images of children as young as 11 years old, including the sexualization of girls and young children”.
She continued: “This is child sexual abuse.
“We’ve seen photos being shared of women in bikinis, tied up, gagged, bruised, covered in blood, etc.
“Content designed to harass, torture and violate people’s dignity can and has destroyed people’s lives.
“They are not harmless images.
“They are weapons of abuse, target primarily women and girls, and are illegal.”
Ms Kendall said it would become a criminal offense this week to create or request the creation of non-consensual intimate images, following legislation passed last year.
She said she would make it a “priority crime” under the Cyber Security Act.
Ms Kendall said: ” data The (Use and Access) Bill passed last year made it a criminal offense to produce or request the production of intimate images without consent, and today I can announce to the House that this offense will come into effect this week. “
She said nudity apps would also be criminalized to tackle the problem “at its root”.
Grok, developed by xAI, another company founded by Musk, launched new advanced image generation capabilities last July.
But in the past few weeks, its use for creating deepfake images of nudes has become widespread, prompting condemnation from governments. government and an Ofcom investigation.
Ofcom said in a statement that it would investigate the platform to determine whether it was “fulfilling its duty to protect people in the UK from illegal content”.
Previously, the regulator made “urgent contact” with
Ofcom said: “There have been reports that the Grok AI chatbot account on
Ms Kendall said Ofcom’s investigation into Grok should not take “months”.
Downing Street, meanwhile, said it was willing to consider leaving X, formerly Twitter, if Musk’s company didn’t take action.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the government was focused on “protecting children” but its presence on X was still “under review”, adding: “I think we have made it clear that all options are on the table.”
In response to the ministers’ threats, Musk accused the British government of being “fascistic” and trying to restrict free speech.