Teens sue Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok’s AI-generated CSAM

Why it matters

The plaintiffs include two minors and an adult who was underage when the events in the lawsuit took place.

Key takeaways

• The lawsuit seeks damages for victims impacted by Grok’s “illegal images.” It also asks the court to prevent xAI from generating and spreading alleged AI-generated CSAM.
• Though X has tried making it harder for users to edit images with Grok, The Verge has found that it’s still possible to manipulate images uploaded to the platform.
• At least five of these files, one video and four images, depicted her actual face and body in settings with which she was familiar, but morphed into sexually explicit poses,” the lawsuit claims.
• X has maintained that “anyone using or prompting Grok to make illegal content will suffer the same consequences as if they upload illegal content.” X didn’t immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment.