EU member states want to ban AI systems that generate sexual content
The proposal comes two months after a controversy regarding the creation of such images by the tool on the social network X.

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The proposal comes two months after a controversy regarding the creation of such images by the tool on the social network X.

The European Parliament approved a report this Tuesday proposing remuneration for artists whose works are used by generative artificial intelligence systems, with the aim of protecting the European creative sector. This report was approved at the European Parliament (EP) plenary session in Strasbourg, with 460 votes in favour, 71 against, and 88 abstentions.

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Andrew Puzder says current rules prevent the growth of US companies and damage their ability to compete with Beijing.

The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) approved a report shaped by Portuguese input that is intended to form the basis for an international treaty on artificial intelligence, promoting common rules and cooperation.

Nearly thirty university professors are calling for a general suspension of the use of generative artificial intelligence. They argue that its uncritical use fosters fraud, plagiarism and cognitive impoverishment.

The document was authored by Portuguese MEP Paulo Cunha, elected for the PSD.

The European Parliament has voted on the first International Convention on Artificial Intelligence; the rapporteur leading the file is Portuguese.

Authorities in Brussels have opened an investigation into the AI model Grok amid concerns that sexually explicit images were manipulated.

The European Commission announced today an investigation into Grok, the artificial intelligence tool of the social network X, over the dissemination of manipulated sexually explicit images in the European Union (EU), including content that may constitute sexual abuse of minors.
The investigation aims to “assess whether the company adequately evaluated and mitigated the risks associated with the deployment of Grok's features ... in the EU”.

The proliferation of intimate deepfakes on X has raised questions over the bloc’s AI law.
The aim of a text is to promote the humanisation of higher education and to ban the use of AI in teaching; in it, professors describe students as “the main victims of the digital world”.

The OECD is also concerned about the risks of using AI in education.

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A deepfake tool has sparked investigations and now furious criticism from the head of the European Commission.
The president of the European Commission warned on Sunday US businessman Elon Musk, owner of the social network X and the AI feature Grok, that “if he does not act, the European Union will.”