"Research obtained by Bloomberg found that X now produces more non-consensual naked or sexual imagery than any other website online. In a posting on X, Musk promised "consequences" for people who made illegal content with the tool. On Friday, Grok limited image editing to paying subscribers. He also joined attorneys general from 44 other states in sending a letter that questions why companies like Meta and OpenAI allow their chatbots to have sexually inappropriate conversations with minors."
"California has passed roughly half a dozen laws since 2019 to protect people from deepfakes. The new law by Bauer-Kahan amends and strengthens a 2019 law, most significantly by allowing district attorneys to bring cases against companies that "recklessly aid and abet" the distribution of deepfakes without the consent of the person depicted nude or committing sexual acts. That means the average person can ask the attorney general or the district attorney where they live to file a case on their behalf."
California Attorney General Rob Bonta opened an investigation into whether xAI’s new AI image-editing tool violates state law and urged people to report depictions of them or their children undressed or committing sexual acts. Bloomberg research found X produces more non-consensual naked or sexual imagery than any other website, prompting Musk to promise consequences and Grok to limit editing to paying subscribers. Attorneys general from 45 states questioned why major AI companies allow sexually inappropriate chatbot conversations with minors. The Bauer-Kahan law strengthens 2019 protections by allowing prosecutors to sue companies that recklessly enable deepfake distribution, increases damages to $250,000, and removes the requirement to prove actual harm.
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