Government looking at ‘all options’ over Grok AI-generated deepfakes on X

https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/grok-deepfakes-ex-uk-government-5HjdQMr_2/

Posted by tylerthe-theatre

27 Comments

  1. Those options being

    1. Make an empty threat of legal action and do nothing about it.

    2. Say nothing and do nothing about it.

  2. Threaten to ban the website entirely in the country, it worked for Turkey when they wanted their opposition silenced. Musk bent over backwards to accommodate them, so surely seeing as he doesn’t give a shit about freedom of speech he won’t die on the hill of keeping the child porn generator part of his site.

  3. Ban it, Facebook and Instagram. Loads of upsides, few downsides.

    Especially if Trump destroys NATO, just cut ties. It’s destroying people’s brains and lives.

  4. NoLove_NoHope on

    I’m usually against simply banning or taxing things we don’t like, but in this case I’m strongly behind just banning the site.

    We need to take a very strong stance against AI misuse, especially when it comes to things like this.

    It might even help labour a bit as the reform grifters can’t disseminate their misinformation as easily.

  5. This is preemptive damage control from the elites about to be exposed by Epstein leaks.

    1) normalise the presence of CP in pornography (look at all these people who generated images!)

    2) cast doubt (they’re just AI generated slander!)

    3) create heavy-handed legislation to stop anyone accessing the leaks (journalists said the leaks exist? that distributing CP off to jail with you!).

    I’m 50/50 whether this is true, but makes sense dunnit? These people are truly deplorable and are not above this way of thinking. 

  6. Nothing can be done, if they honestly think only grok is doing this they’re not smart, then again they brought in the online safety bill 

  7. MilkyCowTits1312 on

    Just ban the whole site, it’d be worth it for the screeching meltdowns it’d cause.

  8. Its crazy how a whole website is able to just generate CSAM and not have police instantly arresting people like they would anyone else doing it

  9. The Goverment and Brands shouldn’t be using this App or paying to advertise on it. You are using tax payer money to pay for Twitter.

  10. order-of-magnitude-1 on

    How about starting with, I don’t know, not using the toxic f**king platform!

  11. Suitable-Season-4847 on

    I suspect the answer will involve more restrictions on the UK population – just a guess.

  12. ChancePhoto2610 on

    Juat say “fuck it” Kier and ban X ij the traditionap sense.

    Musk and his cult will whine about censorphip over anything anway. So fucking commit.

  13. Prior_Worldliness287 on

    Is it illegal?
    If not what can they do. They’ll need to pass a law to make it illegal.

  14. I’d love for shitter to get banned.

    So much happier after deleting that app years ago. It’s a terrible negative place. 

  15. Just ban X in the UK. It’s a shit app anyway. If they really cared they’d just shut it down

  16. Loud_Database696 on

    Is starmer actually ready for the pushback that will incur from the states? Seems like he will drop this, to be honest despite the obvious harm it can do to british citizens

  17. Labour want more control, they’ll find a way to start blocking websites for the entire country

  18. Probably just cite the ‘special relationship’ and mumble some empty platitudes.

    Gov. will not speak ill of the Yanks or their enablers.

  19. Georgist-Minarchist on

    while I support AI

    groks ability to undress people without consent is worrying (call me woke or whatever )

  20. GreyFoxNinjaFan on

    Ban X / Grok until the remove all the illegal content and prevent it from being created.

    They did it easily for porn for no good reason. They can do it for this for a better one.

  21. Is there no law to bring a service down if providing facility to perform illegal activities?

  22. BasicWeekend9479 on

    Surely there’s only one option here?

    But no, our government will let this continue. Like they will let Trump take Greenland. Like they will let Farage stoke hatred amongst the thick and toothless. And they will let Brendan McCullum continue to destroy English test cricket.