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EU States Back Ban on AI Generating Sexualised Deepfakes

EU bans AI from creating non-consensual sexual and child abuse content and sets deadlines for high-risk AI rules, with some delays until December 2027 and August 2028.

  • On Friday, European ambassadors approved a ban on "practices regarding the generation of non-consensual sexual and intimate content or child sexual abuse material," a spokesperson for Cyprus said.
  • Following public outcry over sexualized deepfakes produced by Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, EU nations backed the ban after an investigation by The European Commission.
  • Regarding the power of AI, EU lawmaker Sergey Lagodinsky noted, 'It's not just about individual scandals like Grok. It's about how much power we are willing to give AI to degrade people.'
  • Negotiations between the European Parliament and member states are required, while officials confirmed a timeline delaying high-risk AI Rules until December 2027 and August 2028.
  • The platform hosting Grok previously claimed a 'Zero tolerance' policy for sexualized deepfakes of children and women after global controversy.
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EU states back ban on AI generating sexualised deepfakes

EU nations on Friday backed a ban on AI systems generating sexualised deepfakes, after an outcry over such images produced by Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok.

Brussels - European Union member states want to ban artificial intelligence (AI) practices that allow the creation of fake sexual or nude images of real people. EU ambassadors agreed on this today in Brussels, approving an amendment to the Artificial Intelligence Act. The EU Council, which represents the member states, announced this today.

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