AI ‘nudification’ tools set to be banned within EU

NewsWorldEuropeAI ‘nudification’ tools set to be banned within EUIt is envisaged this will take place before early August, and would apply to images, video, and audio.Cillian Sherlock Thursday 07 May 2026 14:45 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2972226To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ai-nudification-eu-ban-sexual-abuse-b2972298.html","title":"AI ‘nudification’ tools set to be banned within EU"}}CloseThe controversy that led Elon Musk to restrict X's GrokOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe"}}The European Union is set to ban artificial intelligence tools that generate child sexual abuse material and non-consensual explicit images of adults. Negotiators from the European Parli...