US EditionLammy says Vance agrees that sexualised AI images on X are ‘despicable’
JD Vance agrees with UK officials that Grok's sexualised AI image manipulations, including child abuse content, are unacceptable amid pending regulatory and legal actions.
- Earlier this week, Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said JD Vance told him Grok's sexualised image manipulation was `entirely unacceptable` and he raised deepfakes of women and children as `absolutely abhorrent`.
- Grok, xAI's chatbot, produced images including child‑abuse content and manipulated photos, and on Friday X appeared to limit some image manipulation to paid subscribers.
- Ofcom has opened an `expedited assessment` of X and xAI and can fine firms up to 18 million or 10% of global revenue, Liz Kendall said.
- Cross-Border political pressure grew as allies and lawmakers reacted, with Elon Musk accusing the UK Government of being `fascist` and Anna Paulina Luna threatening sanctions if X were blocked.
- In the coming weeks, powers to criminalise intimate-image creation would come into force and the Crime and Policing Bill would ban nudification apps, while regulators can order payment providers, advertisers and internet service providers to cut ties with non-compliant sites.
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The Chatbot Grok flushes sexualized images of women and children onto platform X. Its operator Elon Musk threatens financial penalties and regulatory measures from all over the world. According to a report, the US Vice President is now also standing up against the tech billionaire.
Sexualized AI images of the Chatbot Grok cause indignation worldwide. JD Vance also finds the images »unacceptable«, reports the British vice-premier. Vance apparently opposes Elon Musk.
JD Vance agrees sexualised AI deepfakes 'entirely unacceptable,' Lammy says
The Internet Watch Foundation reported that criminals have been using Grok to create child sexual abuse imagery. JD Vance - who has been a proponent of AI technology - has not commented publicly on the reports.
British Vice-President David Lammy told The Guardian that US Vice-President JD Vance agreed that it is "complete" for platforms to allow X to spread "hyperpornographic" images with women...
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