California demands Elon Musk's xAI stop producing sexual deepfake content
California AG Rob Bonta ordered xAI to halt production of nonconsensual sexualized deepfakes, including child abuse images, threatening legal action if not stopped within five days.
- California's Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a cease-and-desist letter to xAI, demanding the company stop creating and distributing deepfake sexual content and child sexual abuse material.
- Bonta said the avalanche of reports detailing non-consensual sexually explicit material produced by xAI is shocking and potentially illegal.
- California's move adds to global pressure on Elon Musk's social media and AI empire, which faces scrutiny in several countries over deepfake sexual content on xAI platforms.
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California AG Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to Musk’s xAI Over Nonconsensual Explicit Images
California’s top law enforcement official on Friday ordered Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI to stop the creation and distribution of unauthorized sexually explicit digital images, warning that they could be in violation of the law. Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a formal cease-and-desist notice to the company, citing a surge in complaints about its Grok chatbot creating suggestive or explicit images without consent. The directiv…
California calls on Elon Musk’s xAI to halt creation of sexual deepfakes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a news conference in 2023. (File photo courtesy of the California Attorney General’s office) This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a cease and desist letter to xAI ordering the Elon Musk company to stop creating and distributing nonconsensual sexual images. In the letter, Bonta cited “numerous examples of xAI…
California orders Elon Musk’s xAI to stop sexual deepfake content | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
California Attorney General Robert Bonta today sent a cease-and-desist letter to xAI demanding the company stop the creation and distribution of artificial intelligence-generated nonconsensual sexualized imagery by its Grok chatbot.
California sends xAI cease and desist letter over sexualized deepfakes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) sent a cease and desist letter Friday to xAI demanding that it stop producing AI-generated sexualized deepfakes of girls and women online, including on the social platform X. Bonta said in a statement that the “creation, distribution, publication and exhibition” of deepfakes of girls is child sexual abuse material…
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