California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
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California’s attorney general has issued a cease-and-desist order to Elon Musk’s xAI, directing the company to stop creating and distributing AI-generated sexual deepfakes, including non-consensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material. The demand targets content produced by xAI’s Grok model, reflecting heightened scrutiny from state and federal officials.
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How it was reported
- TechCrunch·California AG sends Musk’s xAI a cease-and-desist order over sexual deepfakes
California's AG issued a cease-and-desist order to Elon Musk's xAI over AI-generated sexual deepfakes, amid growing concern from state and Congressional officials.
- TechMeme·California's AG sends a cease-and-desist letter to xAI, demanding the company halt the generation and distribution of non-consensual intimate images and CSAM (Julianna Bragg/Axios)
California's AG sent a cease-and-desist letter to xAI, demanding it halt generating and distributing non-consensual intimate images and CSAM, according to Julianna Bragg/Axios.
- Engadget·California AG sends cease and desist to xAI over Grok's explicit deepfakes
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- Ireland's DPC says it has opened a "large-scale" inquiry into X over the creation and publication of "potentially harmful" sexualized images by Grok (Hannah Murphy/Financial Times)3 outlets