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EU votes to ban AI 'nudifier' apps after explicit deepfake outrage

Grok, an AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI, is under EU investigation over its role in generating sexualised deepfake images of women and minors. © AFP - LIONEL BONAVENTURE

The European Parliament on Thursday approved a ban on artificial intelligence tools that generate sexualised deepfakes without consent, as lawmakers also voted to delay key parts of the EU’s landmark AI law. The move follows outrage over explicit fake images produced using Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok.

The measures, adopted by an overwhelming majority, target so-called “nudifier” systems that use AI to create or manipulate sexually explicit or intimate images of real, identifiable people without their consent.

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