UK Probes X Over AI Deepfake Porn

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The British communications regulator is formally investigating social media network X over the willingness of its Grok AI to let users virtually undress people, including minors.

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Ofcom said Monday that it will probe whether X is complying with a 2023 law that came into effect last year, obliging online platforms to act against illegal content. Under the Online Safety Act, X must take steps to prevent people from seeing such content and to remove it once flagged.

"Reports of Grok being used to create and share illegal non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material on X have been deeply concerning," said an Ofcom spokesperson in a statement. "Platforms must protect people in the U.K. from content ...