Watch live: Ministers questioned over Grok AI row as Keir Starmer vows to end abuse on X

Watch live as technology secretary Liz Kendall and culture secretary Lisa Nandy are grilled on artificial intelligence and copyright on Tuesday 13 January.

It comes after media watchdog Ofcom launched an investigation into Mr Musk’s social media platform X after its AI tool Grok was used to create sexualized images of women and children.

If found to have breached the law, Ofcom could fine X up to 10 per cent of its global revenue or £18 million, whichever is higher.

On Monday, Ms Kendall said creating non-consensual intimate images via an artificial intelligence chatbot would become a criminal offence.

He said images of women “bound, gagged, with wounds, covered in blood and much more” were “weapons of abuse”.

Sir Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum to Mr Musk, announcing that the government would “take swift action” to deal with misuse of the AI ​​tool.

In a direct message to X’s owner, he added: “If

In response, the tech billionaire accused the UK government of being “fascist” and trying to restrict freedom of expression.