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- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have issued a statement criticizing Elon Musk and major tech companies over AI features they say enable the sexual exploitation of women and children, accusing the industry of prioritizing profits over safety.
- They praised Minnesota's new bipartisan law banning AI 'nudification' apps, which passed the state senate unanimously, and welcomed the federal Take It Down Act criminalizing non-consensual intimate and AI-generated images.
- The couple cited UN-linked figures showing the vast majority of deepfakes are non-consensual pornography targeting women, and criticized xAI for suing to block Minnesota's law.
- They also pressed Congress to pass the stalled Defiance Act, which would allow survivors to pursue civil lawsuits, suggesting tech lobbying is delaying action.
What to watch next
- Whether the Defiance Act finally receives a vote in the House of Representatives after twice passing the Senate.
- The outcome of xAI's lawsuit seeking to block Minnesota's AI law.
- Additional lawsuits alleging Grok generated sexually explicit images of a UK lawmaker, an Arkansas family, and five Tennessee children.
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