{"id":138937,"date":"2026-01-11T12:39:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=138937"},"modified":"2026-01-11T12:39:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T09:39:37","slug":"germany-plans-legal-measures-against-ai-image-manipulation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/138937-germany-plans-legal-measures-against-ai-image-manipulation\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Plans Legal Measures Against AI Image Manipulation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Germany\u2019s justice ministry is preparing new measures to better combat the misuse of artificial intelligence to manipulate images in ways that violate personal rights, a spokesperson said on Friday, as reported by Reuters. The move follows growing concern over AI tools that can generate explicit or harmful content without the consent of those depicted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attention has focused on Grok, an AI chatbot integrated into Elon Musk\u2019s social media platform X, which is under investigation in Europe over a feature allowing the creation of explicit images. A Reuters investigation found the tool had been used to generate images of women and children in minimal clothing, raising serious legal and ethical concerns. Germany\u2019s media minister has urged the European Commission to intervene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justice ministry spokesperson Anna-Lena Beckfeld said large-scale digital manipulation amounted to systematic violations of personal rights. 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