AI Produces Nonconsensual Sexual Images Prompting Regulation

When misuse of xAI's Grok to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of identifiable adults and children surfaced late 2024, UK ministers activated provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and regulators launched investigations. The article recounts slow policy responses—Online Safety Act received royal assent in 2023 but remains unimplemented—and argues regulators must deploy advanced AI detection tools and enforce laws to curb AI-generated sexual abuse.