Elon Musk's xAI probed by California DOJ over Grok's deepfake explicit images
California AG Rob Bonta investigates Grok after reports show xAI's chatbot generated over 20,000 nonconsensual sexualized images, including minors, mostly during the 2025 holiday period.
- California's top prosecutor announced an investigation into sexualized AI deepfakes generated by Elon Musk's AI model Grok, which depict women and children in nude and sexually explicit situations, used to harass individuals online.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta stated, 'We have zero tolerance for the AI-based creation and dissemination of non-consensual intimate images or child sexual abuse material.'
- Governor Gavin Newsom criticized xAI's actions on social media, calling them 'vile,' and urged them to take immediate action against the deepfake images.
- There are reports of approximately 20,000 non-consensual sexually explicit images being published on X, with potential penalties for xAI reaching $25,000 per incident.
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BizTocMusk's Grok AI faces more scrutiny after generating sexual deepfake images
Elon Musk was forced to put restrictions on X and its AI chatbot, Grok, after its image generator sparked outrage around the world. Grok created non-consensual sexualized images, prompting some countries to ban the bot. Liz Landers discussed Grok's troubles with Riana Pfefferkorn of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.
X bans Grok AI from creating sexual deepfakes amid backlash
X is expected to appear before the Oireachtas committee on 4 February to address the issue. Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, has today announced it will ban its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating sexual deepfake images. This follows global backlash over its previous ability to undress women and children and generate sexualised images of them. According to X, it will ‘geoblock the ability’ of all Grok and X users to generate pictures of peopl…
Elon Musk’s Grok AI Probed in US, UK Over Deepfake Images of Minors
Elon Musk’s AI Ambitions Collide with Regulatory Scrutiny In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence, few figures loom as large as Elon Musk, whose ventures span electric vehicles, space exploration, and now advanced chatbots. His latest project, Grok, developed by xAI, has thrust him into a new controversy: an investigation by California’s Attorney General over the generation of sexualized deepfake images. This probe, announced in…
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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…
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