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What a new law and an investigation could mean for Grok AI deepfakes

Elon Musk’s chatbot is under fire for altering images of women to remove their clothes without their consent.

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UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week

The technology secretary said it would be illegal for companies to supply the tools designed to make them.

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Instagram denies breach after many receive emails asking to reset password

The social media platform has said there was “no breach of its systems” but questions remain.

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Ofcom investigates Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes

The watchdog said it had received reports of the platform’s Grok AI chatbot creating undressed images of people.

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Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk’s Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes

Sexualised images of real people generated by Grok have circulated on X in recent weeks.

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Google employee made redundant after reporting sexual harassment, court hears

Victoria Woodall claims she was retaliated against after reporting a manager who told clients stories about his swinger lifestyle.

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI image editing limited to paid users after deepfakes

It comes after government urged Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.

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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical records

The firm says its chatbot sees health and wellbeing questions from 230 million people every week.

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Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI

The End Violence Against Women Coalition said it had been a year since the inital law was suggested

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Elon Musk’s Grok AI appears to have made child sexual imagery, says charity

It said analysts discovered the images on a dark-web forum, by users who claimed to have used Grok

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