New Delhi, Aug. 4 -- Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have criticized Elon Musk and major technology companies over artificial intelligence features they say enable the sexual exploitation of women and children, accusing parts of the tech industry of putting profits ahead of public safety.

In a statement released through the Office of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in August 2026, the couple praised new laws aimed at curbing AI-generated explicit imagery while condemning what they described as resistance from Big Tech to stronger safeguards.

The statement highlighted Minnesota's new bipartisan law banning AI "nudification" apps, which allow users to generate fake nude images of people-including children-without their consent.

The legisla...