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Musk limits Grok AI use in UK to only paying users following ban threat
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 11/01/2026
» Elon Musk has restricted access to Grok AI on the X platform in the UK to only paying subscribers following a wave of intense criticism over the tool's role in generating violent and sexually explicit imagery.
UK pressures Elon Musk over Grok AI deepfake porn scandal
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 07/01/2026
» The British government is demanding Elon Musk take immediate action to rein in his Grok artificial intelligence tool following reports that the software is being used to generate non-consensual sexually explicit images.
Elon Musk warns of legal action over illegal Grok AI content on X
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 06/01/2026
» Elon Musk has issued a stern warning to X, formerly Twitter, users that anyone using the platform’s Grok AI to generate illegal content will face severe legal consequences as if they uploaded the material themselves.
Bridging the gaps
Life, Story: Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/01/2026
» Organised by the National Research Council of Thailand, Thailand Inventors' Day 2026 runs until Friday at Event Hall 102–103, BITEC Bangna Exhibition and Convention Center. Instead of presenting scientific innovations, Life interviewed two researchers -- Prof Dusadee Ayuwat and Assoc Prof Prajak Kongkirati -- who are among 15 researchers from nine fields who received the 2026 National Outstanding Researcher Awards as part of Thailand Inventors' Day 2026. While Prof Dusadee received the award in Sociology, Assoc Prof Prajak received the award in Political Science and Public Administration.
OpenAI to launch adult-content ChatGPT
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 21/10/2025
» OpenAI chief executive Officer Sam Altman is preparing to launch a version of ChatGPT capable of handling mature, adult-oriented content, including erotica, with the expected rollout in December 2025.
Resisting industrial expansion
Life, Supara Janchitfah, Published on 02/09/2025
» It took pomelo farmer Nid Pairow a few years to get her crops officially recognised for their distinct quality under the Geographical Indication (GI) programme. Like famous French Champagne, the GI accreditation signifies the pomelo varieties Nid has grown are exclusive to her hometown of Prachin Buri and have one-of-a-kind taste and texture.
Chasing a better life
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/08/2025
» Over two decades ago, Mai and his family took a train from Surin to Bangkok. Like other young people, they searched for better opportunities in the big city. Initially, they helped with chores in an exchange for shelter at a shrine. Soon, he found other jobs and a place to sleep. Since then, he has delivered charcoal to shops and collected trash. He toils long, back-breaking hours for 150 baht per day.
New data link cannabis use and heart disease
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 05/08/2025
» Dear Doctors: Cannabis is legal where I live. I'm not a heavy user, but I do enjoy it now and then. I just heard about a study that ties using cannabis to heart disease. There's not a lot of information about how using cannabis affects your health, and I would like to know more about that study.
New WHO report highlights global loneliness epidemic
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/07/2025
» A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that loneliness affects one in six people. In the report titled "From Loneliness To Social Connection", social isolation refers to the state of interacting less with others. Meanwhile, loneliness is a negative emotion that results from a gap between desired and actual relationships.
Singapore exhibition spotlights Asian artists in interwar Paris
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/07/2025
» National Gallery Singapore invites all to its exhibition "City of Others: Asian Artists in Paris, 1920s-1940s" to explore the contributions of Asian artists to modernism in a global context.