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UK’s Grok response suggests specific AI legislation remains a distant prospect

By Frank Hersey and Patricia Figueiredo ( January 19, 2026, 14:20 GMT | Comment) -- The UK's response to the outcry over the use of X's Grok artificial intelligence chatbot to create sexualized images of people without their permission has been focused on strengthening online safety laws and an investigation by the country's communications regulator Ofcom. Calls for the government to follow through on its promises to introduce specific AI legislation have been dismissed, meaning AI and its developers will continue to be overseen by existing sector regulators.Followers of AI regulation could be forgiven for expecting the recent outcry in the UK over the use of X's Grok artificial intelligence chatbot to create sexualized images of people without their permission might prompt the government to consider developing its long-promised AI legislation....

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