Grok, which can generate images, is integrated into the social media platform X. Image: VCG/VCG via Getty ImagesThe strength of the laws to criminalise artificial intelligence (AI) generated non-consensual intimate images and child sex abuse images are being examined by the Attorney General. “The sharing of non-consensual intimate images is illegal, and the generation of child sexual abuse material is illegal. Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris both said that the sharing of non-consensual images and child sexual abuse material was illegal. The sharing of non-consensual images was also covered by Coco’s Law, which tackles sharing of intimate images without consent, sometimes referred to as “revenge porn”.

Source: The Irish Times January 07, 2026 03:00 UTC