The UK is implementing a law that bans the creation of non-consensual intimate deepfake images, as has been done before In high volume Grok AI Chatbot Causes X on X, a Criminal Offense, as Reported BBC.
“The Data Act, passed last year, made it a criminal offense to create – or request the creation of – non-consensual intimate images,” according to A statement from Liz KendallUK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology. “And today, I can announce to the House that this offense will be introduced this week and I will also make it a priority offense in the Online Safety Act.” As a priority offense, “services must take proactive action to prevent this content from appearing in the first place.”
Ofcom, which regulates communications industries in the UK, announced earlier today that it is formally investigating Groke’s deepfakes. If Ofcom finds X to be in breach of the Online Safety Act, the platform may be required to take certain steps to comply impose fine “Up to £18 million or 10% of eligible worldwide revenue, whichever is greater.”
“The government hopes that Ofcom will set a timeline for the investigation as soon as possible,” Kendall says. “The public – and most importantly, the victims of Grok’s activities – expect swift and decisive action. So it should not take months and months.”
xAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment. On January 3, X Said“We take action against illegal content on
Last week, X also imposed some limits on the ability to generate an image using Grok, making publicly tagging the chatbot to generate an image a feature only for paying customers. However, The Verge Found that there are still free ways to use Grok to edit and create images, including erotic images.
