"In an interview with the Guardian, Lammy said he addressed the use of Grok with Vance and found the vice-president sympathetic to the UK's position. We discussed Greenland and I also raised with him the Grok issue and the horrendous, horrific situation in which this new technology is allowing deepfakes and the manipulation of images of women and children, which is just absolutely abhorrent. He agreed with me that it was entirely unacceptable, Lammy said on Friday."
"The deputy prime minister said Vance, usually known as an AI enthusiast, expressed concern about how the technology was being used to fuel hyper-pornographied slop online when they met in Washington on Thursday. The comments come amid a growing transatlantic row over the use of X's artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, to manipulate thousands of images of women and sometimes children to remove their clothing or put them in sexual positions."
"Keir Starmer, the prime minister, has warned that the social media platform could be blocked in the UK after unlawful and disgusting images were generated. Supporters of the US president, Donald Trump, including the congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna, have called for sanctions against the UK if it goes through with a ban. Elon Musk, the owner of X, wrote on the platform on Friday that the UK government want any excuse for censorship and described the British government as fascist."
JD Vance agreed that AI-generated sexualised images of women and children on platforms such as X are entirely unacceptable. David Lammy raised Grok's misuse with Vance in Washington, describing deepfakes that strip clothing or place women and sometimes children in sexual positions. Keir Starmer warned the platform could be blocked in the UK after unlawful images were generated. Supporters of US president Donald Trump including congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna urged sanctions against the UK if a ban proceeds, and Elon Musk accused the British government of seeking excuses for censorship. Lammy said Vance recognised the seriousness and called the manipulation abhorrent.
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