AI chatbots to face UK safety rules after outcry over Grok
The Hindu
The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws
The UK government said Monday that it would include AI chatbots in online safety laws, closing a loophole exposed after Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok was used to create sexualised deepfakes.
Providers of chatbots will be responsible for preventing them from generating illegal or harmful content, extending rules that currently apply only to content shared between users on social media.
It follows an international backlash against Grok for letting people create and share sexualised pictures of women and children using simple text prompts.
"The new measures announced today include crackdown on vile illegal content created by AI," UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said in a statement ahead of a speech on the matter Monday.
"The government will move fast to shut a legal loophole and force all AI chatbot providers to abide by illegal content duties in the Online Safety Act or face the consequences of breaking the law," he said.
Under the Online Safety Act, which entered force in July, platforms hosting potentially harmful content are required to implement strict age verification through tools such as facial imagery or credit card checks.
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