Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney publicly criticized US Senators who requested that Apple and Google remove X (formerly Twitter) from their app stores. The Senators’ request was explicitly triggered by X's AI tool, Grok, generating non-consensual sexualized imagery and potential CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material).
Quoting a report on the Senators' plea to stop "Sexualized Image Generation," Sweeney ignored the specific safety concerns regarding deepfakes and exploitation. Instead, he framed the intervention as "Reason #42 for open platforms," characterizing the regulatory request as merely "politicians’ incessant demands... to censor all of their political opponents."
This statement marks a definitive stance where Sweeney equates platform moderation of non-consensual sexual imagery with political censorship. By defending X’s presence on app stores under the banner of "Open Platforms" without acknowledging the abuse occurring, Sweeney prioritized the principle of non-intervention over the prevention of AI-generated exploitation.
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https://www.eurogamer.net/as-grok-continues-generating-sexualised-images-epic-games-boss-says-senators-calling-for-a-ban-are-trying-to-censor-all-of-their-political-opponents
Eurogamer article about the tweet. |
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