UK PM says he is ready to act against all AI chatbots to ensure safety

Keir Starmer says all AI chatbots will be held to account after Grok scandal

FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaking during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Feb 14, 2026. Stefan Rousseau/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday all AI chatbots must be held to account, citing the case of Elon Musk's Grok, which was found to have generated non-consensual sexualised images.

"We went into battle, we made the necessary steps, we threatened action, and we won that battle in relation to Grok," Starmer said. "But we've got to do it with all AI bots, and we will do it."

Starmer's remarks follow government action to call out non-consensual intimate images being shared on Grok, which subsequently led to the function being removed.