Grok Image Tool Probed by U.K. Media Regulator Ofcom
“We’ll progress this investigation as a matter of the highest priority, while ensuring we follow due process,” Ofcom stated. Source: Grok Image Tool Probed by U.K. Media Regulator Ofcom
Government accused of dragging its heels on deepfake law over Grok AI
It is currently illegal to share deepfakes of adults in the UK, but new legislation that would make it a criminal offence to create or request them is still not in force despite passing in June 2025. Source: Government accused … Continued
X could face ban in UK over deepfakes, minister says
Ofcom says it is urgently deciding what to do about X’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok, which digitally undressed people without their consent when tagged beneath images posted on the platform. X has now limited the use of this image … Continued
Musk says outcry over X’s Grok service is ‘excuse for censorship’
Elon Musk has said critics of his social media site X are looking for “any excuse for censorship”, after its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok drew criticism over its use to create sexualised images of people without their knowledge or … Continued
McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald’s Netherlands has taken down a Christmas advert made with Artificial Intelligence (AI) following online backlash.The 45-second advert was produced with generative AI clips and released publicly on McDonald’s Netherlands YouTube channel on 6 December. Source: McDonald’s pulls AI-generated Christmas … Continued
Rosa von Praunheim, provocative pioneer of gay cinema, dies aged 83
Rosa von Praunheim, a key figure of the New German Cinema movement who made taboo-breaking films about queer life and scandalised the country when he outed German celebrities on live TV, has died aged 83. Source: Rosa von Praunheim, provocative … Continued