What to know about UK legal changes aiming to regulate AI-generated nude images :: WRAL.com

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The U.K. is introducing new laws to make it illegal to create non-consensual online sexual images, following misuse of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok to generate deepfakes.
Musk’s company xAI has implemented new measures to prevent Grok from creating or editing images of real people in illegal ways, such as portraying them in revealing clothing.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer praised the move, emphasizing vigilance on compliance, and highlighted that “free speech is not the freedom to violate consent.”
Critics believe laws regulating generative AI tools, like those that regulate the use of Grok, are long overdue.
The U.K. media regulator, Ofcom, is investigating whether X (home to Grok) has violated laws over deepfake-generated illegal images, potentially classifying them as pornography or child sexual abuse material.
The U.K. government is fast-tracking criminal provision changes in the Data (Use and Access) Act and the Crime and Policing Bill to target the sources of non-consensual intimate image creation.
The new laws are set to come into effect on February 6, aiming to send a strong message to offenders regarding legal consequences.
Ofcom’s investigation is ongoing, with potential fines and court orders under consideration if violations are found, and the U.K. government may reconsider its use of X.

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