US EditionCalifornia launches investigation into xAI and Grok over sexualized AI images
California AG probes xAI's Grok chatbot amid reports of 20,000 nonconsensual explicit images of women and children generated over the holiday period.
- On Wednesday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigation into whether Elon Musk’s X and xAI enabled spread of naked or sexual imagery without consent amid global scrutiny.
- Last month, xAI reportedly updated Grok to allow image editing and added a `Spicy Mode` that users prompted to sexualize photos of women and children on X social media platform.
- Analyses of Grok output found over 20,000 images, with AI Forensics reporting more than half showed minimal attire and 2 appeared under-18.
- California authorities signaled enforcement and potential civil penalties as California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the images "vile" and California Attorney General Rob Bonta urged reporting, citing a state liability law and $25,000 penalties.
- Multiple state laws since 2019, including AB 1831 and SB 1381, target AI-generated child sexual abuse material, while whistleblower protections effective January 1 remain narrow, advocates say.
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Independent EspañolMusk's Company Says Grok, Its Ai Chatbot, Will Not Be Able to Take Nude Pictures Where It Is Illegal
By ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, will not be allowed to edit photos to show real people scantily clad in places where that is illegal, according to a statement published on X. The announcement, made late Wednesday, followed a global backlash over the generation of sexualized images of women and children that included bans and warnings from some governments. The state of California, for example, announced an inves…
By ELAINE KURTENBACH BANGKOK (AP) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, will not be allowed to edit photos to show real people in revealing clothing in places where it is illegal, according to a statement published on X. The announcement, made late Wednesday, followed a global backlash over the generation of sexualized images of women and children that included bans and warnings from some governments. California, the most populous state in the United …
Several states take legal action against the sexualized deepfakes of AI-Chatbot Grok. Now Elon Musk reacts: His service X will no longer tolerate the images.
Hong Kong privacy watchdog contacts Elon Musk’s xAI over sexualised AI images of women and minors
Hong Kong's privacy watchdog has contacted Elon Musk's xAI over its Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok, after it was used to create indecent content from photos or videos of real women and children.
California AG to investigate xAI, Grok over sexualized AI images of women and children
California’s attorney general on Wednesday announced an investigation into nonconsensual sexually explicit material being produced using Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI.
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Elon Musk’s X bans Grok AI tool from creating images of real people undressed
X announced the policy update the same day the state of California launched probe into allegations of nonconsensual AI-generated explicit images on the platform
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