xAI, Stability AI Face Expanded Lawsuit Over Deepfake CSAM Claims
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July 8, 2026
Lawsuit Expands; Calls For Action: The amended complaint adds Stability AI as a defendant, alleging it released Stable Diffusion 1.0 (trained on CSAM) as an open-weight model and failed to maintain guardrails; NCMEC reports more than 1.5 million CyberTipline reports last year and gaps in actionable information, lawyers estimate thousands may be eligible for class membership and advocates are calling for coordinated action.
July 7, 2026
Grok Generated Thousands Of CSAM: As amended in July, plaintiffs say Grok was used to convert real childhood photos into illicit material — Jane Doe 4 alleges her stepfather uploaded a photo of her at 11 and used Grok to create more than 7,000 images, which were shared and traded online; plaintiffs describe severe humiliation, anxiety and other mental-health harms.
March 1, 2026
Lawsuit Initially Filed: Three women originally filed the lawsuit in March alleging Grok and other AI tools were used to create nonconsensual deepfake CSAM from their real photos and videos. The suit accuses xAI and others of enabling creation and dissemination of illicit images.
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July 8, 2026
Lawsuit Expands; Calls For Action: The amended complaint adds Stability AI as a defendant, alleging it released Stable Diffusion 1.0 (trained on CSAM) as an open-weight model and failed to maintain guardrails; NCMEC reports more than 1.5 million CyberTipline reports last year and gaps in actionable information, lawyers estimate thousands may be eligible for class membership and advocates are calling for coordinated action.
July 7, 2026
Grok Generated Thousands Of CSAM: As amended in July, plaintiffs say Grok was used to convert real childhood photos into illicit material — Jane Doe 4 alleges her stepfather uploaded a photo of her at 11 and used Grok to create more than 7,000 images, which were shared and traded online; plaintiffs describe severe humiliation, anxiety and other mental-health harms.
March 1, 2026
Lawsuit Initially Filed: Three women originally filed the lawsuit in March alleging Grok and other AI tools were used to create nonconsensual deepfake CSAM from their real photos and videos. The suit accuses xAI and others of enabling creation and dissemination of illicit images.
