Teens sue xAI for Grok's reported sexual image generation issues

Three Jane Does, two under 18, filed a lawsuit against xAI yesterday about the generation of child sex abuse material (CSAM) on Grok, Elon Musk's AI tool. "Like a rag doll brought to life through the dark arts, this child can be manipulated into any pose, however sick, however fetishized, however unlawful," the complaint states. It goes on to allege that while other AI companies recognize the dangers of AI and put up guardrails to prevent child sex predators from using them, "xAI did not." "Instead, xAI — and its founder Elon Musk — saw a business opportunity: an opportunity to profit off the sexual predation of real people, including children," the suit, which is a class action, states. In January, Mashable reported that xAI admitted that Grok generates images of "minors in minimal clothing." A report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate stated weeks later that Grok was able to create around three million sexualized images, including 23,000 of apparent children, between Dec. 29 and Jan. 8. Several countries, including France, the UK, Ireland, India, and Brazil, have announced that they're now investigating Grok. Stateside, California is also investigating the chatbot. Now, th