Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n must urge the European Commission to be proactive when it comes to protecting its citizens, particularly minors, from having their image sexualised by AI models, but must not become complacent at home, according to Social Democrats TD Sin\u00e9ad Gibney<\/p>\n
Deputy Gibney, who sits on the Oireachtas AI Committee, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cGrok AI has become a tool to create sexual abuse imagery since the introduction of a feature which digitally undresses images of real people, yet Elon Musk\u2019s platform, X, remains unsanctioned.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n was created to protect our citizens, particularly those under the age of 18, from such abuses. The agency must fulfil its duties by making a case to the European Commission to protect our fundamental rights in light of these developments.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt home, Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n is responsible for ensuring social media platforms comply with its Online Safety Framework, which deems the sharing of non-consensual intimate images and the generation of child sexual abuse material illegal.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis agency cannot be fobbed off by European powers \u2013 it must take action domestically when our laws are violated.<\/p>\n
\u201cCoimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n\u2019s Online Safety Code requires video-sharing platforms headquartered in Ireland to ban the uploading and sharing of harmful content, including child sex abuse material. This code will be nothing but a paper tiger if action is not taken against companies which violate it, as X is doing now.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the Comisi\u00fan must make the strongest possible case to the European Commission to take action, this must not allow us to become complacent at home. Part V of Ireland\u2019s Electoral Reform Act, passed in 2022, has been put on ice due to complaints from Brussels and a coalition of social media companies that the law went further than EU standards.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Act would establish safeguards against the likes of disinformation, yet the European Commission reserved the right to initiate pre-litigation proceedings against Ireland if Part V was commenced. This shows that Europe can be out-of-step with what\u2019s required to protect our citizens from online harm.<\/p>\n
\u201cComisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n must now fulfil its mandate by taking domestic action against X.\u201d<\/p>\n
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