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No 10 condemns ‘insulting’ move by X to restrict Grok AI image tool
Spokesperson says limiting access to paying subscribers just makes ability to generate unlawful images a premium service
Downing Street has condemned the move by X to restrict its AI image creation tool to paying subscribers as insulting, saying it simply made the ability to generate explicit and unlawful images a premium service.
There has been widespread anger after the image tool for Grok, the AI element of X, was used to manipulate thousands of images of women and sometimes children to remove their clothing or put them in sexual positions.
Grok announced in a post on X, which is owned by Elon Musk, that the ability to generate and edit images would be “limited to paying subscribersâ€. Those who pay have to provide personal details, meaning they could be identified if the function was misused.
eSafety Commissioner demands crackdown on Musk’s AI ‘nudify’ images on X
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Elon Musk’s social media platform X is being investigated by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner over a surge in sexually explicit images generated by its AI chatbot, following a threat from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to ban X over the same issue.
On Friday, commissioner Julie Inman Grant said her agency could use its existing regulatory powers to “investigate and take appropriate action” against AI products that fail to provide appropriate safeguards, as evidence mounts that the controversial platform is being used to generate child abuse material.
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Government to back Ofcom if it blocks X in UK over Grok AI deepfakes
The government says it will back Ofcom if the regulator blocks Elon Musk's platform X over non-compliance with UK laws, amid concerns over its Grok AI being used to make sexualised deepfake imagery.
It follows significant backlash after Grok digitally undressed people without their consent when tagged beneath images posted on X – something it says it now can only do for those who pay a monthly fee.
Downing Street said the change was "insulting" to victims of misogyny and sexual violence, while a domestic abuse charity called it "monetising abuse".
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said she expects Ofcom to use its "full legal powers" to hold xAI, Musk's firm which owns X and Grok, to account.
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