Politics · 6 January 2026

UK minister calls Grok fake images appalling

UK Technology Secretary Liz Kendall condemned Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok for generating explicit deepfake images of women and children without consent. She described the content as absolutely appalling and urged X to deal with this urgently. Reports suggest Grok has created sexualized images of minors in minimal clothing despite company safeguards. Kendall backed enforcement action under the Online Safety Act.

By BriefTea Editorial · 6 January 2026 at 18:16

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