Government Fast-Tracks Law to Fine Tech Giants for AI Abuse - 14/01/2026
Ministers are to rush through laws that will allow companies misusing artificial intelligence to be hit with massive fines.The law will set out eight harmful uses of AI that contravene common values because they violate fundamental rights.It is not clear whether they will specifically address the “nudification” issues that have caused a furore over Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot, although amendments can be made.It could mean fines running into the tens of thousands or millions of euro for large platforms found to be in breach.The new law will grade each type of AI use by risk, and include…
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