The European Parliament is set to ban AI systems capable of generating explicit images of real people, targeting platforms like Elon Musk's Grok. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly to amend the Artificial Intelligence Act, aiming to prevent the creation of non-consensual explicit content.

• A staggering 101–9 vote in the Internal Market and Civil Liberties committees approved the ban.
• The European Parliament is targeting AI systems that can create or manipulate sexually explicit images resembling real identifiable individuals without consent.
• This move criticizes the EU for 'punishing the canvas instead of the criminal' and potentially stifling innovation, while also quietly easing rules for corporate AI.