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Grok AI abuse images

Summary

Roderic O'Gorman warned about sexualised child and women’s images produced by X’s Grok AI tool and asked whether generating such material is criminal. The Taoiseach said he had sought legal advice and would meet Ministers and the Attorney General.

I have regularly raised with the Taoiseach the need to strengthen our social media regulation. Recently we have witnessed the proliferation online of sexualised images of children and women made using X's Grok AI tool. This has to be a wake-up call for taking action against the further debasing of the online space. No society should stand for the targeting of people - children - like this. Does the Government believe the generation of non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse images by the Grok's AI tool on X is a criminal offence? If it is not a criminal offence, will the Government take steps to criminalise it?

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As I said earlier, the prosecuting authorities need to proceed, and they will proceed if it is. I sought advice from the Attorney General in relation to the specific question the Deputy has raised and I am convening a meeting with relevant Ministers and the Attorney General, not just on that issue but on the issue more broadly.

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