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Ireland urges EU to ban AI tools that create intimate images
(MENAFN) Ireland has been urged to use its upcoming leadership role within the European Union to press for changes to bloc-wide laws that would prohibit artificial intelligence systems capable of producing intimate images, according to official recommendations issued on Friday.
As stated by advisory bodies, the government should leverage its forthcoming presidency of the Council of the EU to pursue a ban on AI tools that generate intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material. Ireland is set to hold the rotating EU presidency from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2026.
The advisory council warned that forms of abuse driven by artificial intelligence — described as "high-velocity, automated abuse" — and linked to systems such as X’s Grok are expected to become "increasingly common."
The group said the government should "use the Irish EU presidency to work with the other EU member states" to amend EU legislation so it "include[s] the prohibition of AI practices" that enable such harmful content.
In addition to legislative action, experts also called on authorities to release clear guidance outlining how victims of image-based sexual abuse can report suspected crimes and properly preserve digital evidence.
Globally, scrutiny of xAI’s Grok chatbot has intensified amid growing concerns that the system can be exploited to create non-consensual, sexually explicit, and manipulated images. Recent demonstrations showed the tool responding to prompts that digitally remove clothing or otherwise alter individuals’ appearances into sexualized depictions, frequently without their consent.
As stated by advisory bodies, the government should leverage its forthcoming presidency of the Council of the EU to pursue a ban on AI tools that generate intimate imagery and child sexual abuse material. Ireland is set to hold the rotating EU presidency from July 1 through Dec. 31, 2026.
The advisory council warned that forms of abuse driven by artificial intelligence — described as "high-velocity, automated abuse" — and linked to systems such as X’s Grok are expected to become "increasingly common."
The group said the government should "use the Irish EU presidency to work with the other EU member states" to amend EU legislation so it "include[s] the prohibition of AI practices" that enable such harmful content.
In addition to legislative action, experts also called on authorities to release clear guidance outlining how victims of image-based sexual abuse can report suspected crimes and properly preserve digital evidence.
Globally, scrutiny of xAI’s Grok chatbot has intensified amid growing concerns that the system can be exploited to create non-consensual, sexually explicit, and manipulated images. Recent demonstrations showed the tool responding to prompts that digitally remove clothing or otherwise alter individuals’ appearances into sexualized depictions, frequently without their consent.
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