UK Prime Minister Vows Action Against X Over AI Deepfakes Targeting Women and Children
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Emma Roth
Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to take action against X (formerly Twitter) after the platform's new Grok AI feature led to a flood of AI-generated deepfakes that undressed women and children. Starmer called the content 'disgusting' and said X needs to 'get their act together' to remove the material. The UK's communications regulator Ofcom has begun investigating whether X is in violation of regulations.
Key quotes
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"X need[s] to get their act together and get this material down. And we will take action on this because it's simply not tolerable."
"We're not going to tolerate it," Starmer adds. "I've asked for all options to be on the table."
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