Elon Musk's xAI sued for turning three girls' real photos into AI CSAM
Discord user led cops to Grok-generated CSAM of real girls, lawsuit says.
TL;DR
- A lawsuit accuses Elon Musk's xAI of intentionally designing its AI tool, Grok, to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from real photos of minors.
- The case was initiated after a Discord user tipped off law enforcement, leading to the discovery of AI-generated CSAM depicting three young girls.
- The perpetrator used a third-party app licensed to access Grok, which allegedly hosts and distributes CSAM generated on xAI servers.
- Victims' guardians allege that xAI's actions are a violation of child pornography laws and seek damages and an injunction to halt the harmful outputs.
- Elon Musk had previously denied that Grok generated CSAM, despite research estimating millions of sexualized images, including thousands depicting apparent children.