UK Cracks Down on AI Chatbots and Social Media to Protect Kids
PM Keir Starmer warns tech companies that 'no platform gets a free pass' as UK tightens online safety laws.
The UK is coming for Big Tech's AI products. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is pushing to tighten online safety laws that will now explicitly cover AI chatbots alongside social media platforms, with child protection as the driving force.
Starmer's message to tech companies is blunt: "No platform gets a free pass." The move comes in the wake of a deepfake scandal involving Grok, the AI chatbot built by Elon Musk's xAI.
The expanded regulations signal that the UK government views AI-powered tools as carrying the same risks as traditional social media when it comes to children's safety. Chatbots and generative AI systems will face stricter scrutiny under the updated framework.
It's a clear shot across the bow for any company thinking AI products exist in some regulatory gray zone. The UK disagrees.