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Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s AI company over fake sexualised images
Labour MP Jess Asato is suing xAI, Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, after its Grok tool was used to generate fake sexualised images of her without her consent. The lawsuit stems from an incident earlier this year when Asato, a vocal critic of non-consensual intimate imagery, was herself targeted by the very technology she had spoken out against. The case highlights growing legal pressure on AI companies to take responsibility for the harmful use of their tools.
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Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI company over fake sexualised images
Jess Asato, the Labour MP for Lowestoft, is suing Elon Musk's xAI after its Grok chatbot was used to generate fake sexualised images of her without her consent — images that emerged shortly after she publicly criticised the creation of such non-consensual content. The lawsuit targets one of the highest-profile AI companies in the world and arrives amid a broader wave of AI-generated intimate imagery that flooded X earlier this year. The case is set to become a landmark test of legal accountability for AI platforms enabling the production of non-consensual deepfakes.
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Starmer accuses Musk of trying to ‘whip up division’ in UK over Henry Nowak murder
Keir Starmer has sharply escalated his rhetoric against Elon Musk, accusing the X owner of deliberately stoking division in Britain through his posts about the murder of Henry Nowak. The Prime Minister pushed back on Musk's far-right framing, insisting Britons are "reasonable, tolerant people" unwilling to be manipulated by outside interference. Starmer also voiced support for an MP pursuing legal action against Grok over AI-generated fake sexualised images, signalling the government's willingness to confront Musk's broader tech empire directly.
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Starmer accuses Musk of trying to whip up division over Henry Nowak murder
Keir Starmer has accused Elon Musk of deliberately stoking social division after the X owner repeatedly used his platform to criticise police handling of the Henry Nowak murder case. The intervention marks the latest flashpoint between the UK government and Musk, who has increasingly used X to weigh in on British political affairs. Starmer's accusation signals a hardening stance from Downing Street toward high-profile foreign voices amplifying domestic tensions.
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Starmer to meet Henry Nowak’s family this afternoon, No 10 says – UK politics live
Starmer is set to meet the family of Henry Nowak at Downing Street this afternoon, following an earlier meeting between the family and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. The family have used their platform to call for unity rather than division, emphasising that Nowak had friends across faiths and racial backgrounds. Their message, amplified by both party leaders, signals a deliberate effort to prevent the case from inflaming community tensions.
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