EU agrees to ban sexual AI deepfakes following scandal over generated images
Twenty-seven European Union member states have agreed on March 13 to prohibit artificial intelligence models capable of generating sexually explicit "deepfake" videos and photos. This legislative move comes after the X-owned Grok tool allowed users to generate intimate imagery involving non-consenting individuals, sparking a major public outcry in Brussels. The proposed ban targets AI systems that create sexualized content from real people without their consent or legal authorization as part of new regulations under development for Germany's Artificial Intelligence Act (KI-Gesetz).
Key Points
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1The European Union's 27 member states have agreed to ban AI models capable of generating sexual deepfakes involving real people.
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2This legislative initiative follows the public scandal caused by Grok (X), an EU-based artificial intelligence tool that generated such content without consent.
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The EU member states have agreed to prohibit AI models that allow the generation of sexual deepfakes.
— [Mar 13, 06:27] Los países de la UE acuerdan prohibir los modelos de IA que permitan los 'deepfakes' sexuales (Feeds.elpais.com)The EU is moving towards new rules for sexual deepfakes following the scandal involving Grok.
— [Mar 12, 06:35] L'Europe s'apprête à interdire les IA qui dénudent, à la suite du scandale Grok (Politico.eu)'The twenty-seven EU countries have supported the ban on deepfake images with sexual content.'
— [Mar 13, 06:27] Členske štáty Euroýpskej uúnie podporili za kázdeepfak obra zkov so sexua lnym obsahom (Sita.sk)'The EU countries have supported the ban on sexualized deepfake images.'
— [Mar 13,06:27] Členske s ta ty EÚ podporili za kázsexualizovany chdeepfak ov(Teraz.sK)'The twenty-seven EU countries want to ban sexual AI deepfake images.'
— [Mar 13,06:27] Union europe enne:Les Vingt-Sept veulent interdire les de efakes sexuels ge ne re par l'IA (Partner-feeds.publishing.tamedia.ch)