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Teens sue xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them
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Teenagers in Tennessee have filed a lawsuit against xAI, alleging that the company's AI system, Grok, produced pornographic images of them. They claim the images were created by editing photographs in which the teens were clothed. The suit accuses Grok of generating child sexual abuse material using the teens' photos.
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How it was reported
- TechMeme·A group of Tennessee teenagers sue xAI, alleging its AI tools were used to create nude images of them by editing photos in which they were clothed (Faiz Siddiqui/Washington Post)
- TechCrunch·Elon Musk’s xAI faces child porn lawsuit from minors Grok allegedly undressed
- Engadget·xAI is being sued by teens who say Grok created CSAM using their photos
- The Verge·Teens sue Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok’s AI-generated CSAM
- Hacker News·Teens sue xAI over Grok's pornographic images of them
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- NYT and CCDH analysis: Grok created and shared 1.8M+ sexualized images of women between December 31 and January 8, after Elon Musk promoted the feature on X (New York Times)4 outlets
- xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification app law3 outlets