Tennessee Residents Sue Elon Musk's AI Firm XAI Over Alleged Generation of Explicit Images by Grok Chatbot

Tennessee. Three individuals from the US state of Tennessee have filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk's Artificial Intelligence (AI) company, XAI. The lawsuit was filed in a California federal court on Monday, alleging that Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, permits the creation of sexual and obscene material using images of real people. 

Two of the plaintiffs are minors. According to the lawsuit, XAI intentionally designed Grok's image generator in a way that allows the creation of sexual content using others' real photos. 

The victims stated that their school and family photos were digitally altered to become objectionable, and these materials were spread online. They claim this has caused them severe mental distress and a breach of public peace.

The victims' lawyer, Annika Martin, accused Elon Musk and XAI of creating such technology for financial gain while disregarding the safety of children and adults. She stated that the company was directly complicit in turning children's photos into child sexual abuse material. The lawsuit demands compensation and an order from the court to immediately stop such activities.

Previously, following widespread criticism over obscene material generated by Grok, XAI claimed in January that it had imposed certain restrictions. The company stated that it had prohibited users from editing photos of real people and creating images of individuals in explicit attire. 

Reuters