7 hours ago ShareSave Zoe KleinmanTechnology editor ShareSave BBC Here’s me, at the end of a pier in Dorset in the summer. Two of these images were generated using the artificial intelligence tool Grok, which is free to use and belongs to Elon Musk. It’s pretty convincing. I’ve never worn the rather fetching yellow ski […]
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Malaysia and Indonesia block Musk’s Grok over sexually explicit deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok over its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes. Grok, a tool on Musk’s X platform, allows users to generate images. In recent weeks however, it has been used to edit images of real people to show them in revealing outfits. The […]
X could face UK ban over deepfakes, minister says
3 hours ago ShareSave Liv McMahonand Laura Cress,Technology reporters ShareSave Technology Secretary Liz Kendall says she would back regulator Ofcom if it blocks UK access to Elon Musk’s social media site X for failing to comply with online safety laws. Ofcom says it is urgently deciding what to do about X’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot […]
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical records
10 hours ago ShareSave Liv McMahonTechnology reporter ShareSave Getty Images OpenAI has launched a new ChatGPT feature in the US which can analyse people’s medical records to give them better answers, but campaigners warn it raises privacy concerns. The firm wants people to share their medical records along with data from apps like MyFitnessPal, which […]
Inside the sub-zero lair of the world’s most powerful computer
1 hour ago ShareSave Faisal IslamEconomics editor ShareSave It looks like a golden chandelier and contains the coldest place in the universe. What I am looking at is not just the most powerful computer in the world, but technology pivotal to financial security, Bitcoin, government secrets, the world economy and more. Quantum computing holds the […]
Government demands Musk’s X deals with ‘appalling’ Grok AI deepfakes
9 hours ago ShareSave Laura CressTechnology reporter ShareSave Bloomberg via Getty Images Technology Secretary Liz Kendall has called on Elon Musk’s X to urgently deal with its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok being used to create non-consensual sexualised images of women and girls. The BBC has seen multiple examples on X of people asking the bot […]
Ofcom asks X about reports its Grok AI makes sexualised images of children
Ofcom has made “urgent contact” with Elon Musk’s company xAI following reports its AI tool Grok can be used to make “sexualised images of children” and undress women. A spokesperson for the regulator said it was also investigating concerns Grok has been producing “undressed images” of people. The BBC has seen several examples on the […]
Watch: BBC reporter tests AI anti-shoplifting tech
Some major retailers and independent stores have introduced AI body scans, CCTV or facial recognition equipment to identify crimes, such as shoplifting on their premises. But civil liberty campaigners are warning the public are being put on “secret watchlists and electronically blacklisted” from their high streets. The government says while commercial facial recognition is legal, […]
AI teachers and cybernetics – what could the world look like in 2050?
5 hours ago ShareSave Laura CressTechnology reporter ShareSave CBS Photo Archive The last 25 years has seen some mind-bending technological changes. At the start of the century, most computers connected to the internet with noisy dial-up connections, Netflix was an online DVD rental company, and the vast majority of people hadn’t even heard of a […]
Why everything from your phone to your PC may get pricier in 2026
2 hours ago ShareSave Tom GerkenTechnology reporter ShareSave Getty Images The cost of lots of the devices we all use could be forced up in 2026 because the price of Ram – once one of the cheapest computer components – has more than doubled since October 2025. The tech powers everything from smartphones to smart […]