"Bonta urged Californians who want to report depictions of them or their children undressed or commiting sexual acts to visit oag.ca.gov/report. In an emailed response, xAI did not address questions about the investigation. 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."
"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."
Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating whether xAI's new AI image editing tool violates California law and urged Californians to report depictions of them or their children undressed or committing sexual acts at oag.ca.gov/report. xAI did not address questions about the probe. Bloomberg research found X produces more non-consensual naked or sexual imagery than any other website. Elon Musk warned of "consequences" for creators of illegal content and Grok limited image editing to paying subscribers. Musk joined multistate attorneys general in questioning why some companies allow chatbots sexually inappropriate conversations with minors. California strengthened deepfake laws to let prosecutors sue companies that recklessly enable nonconsensual sexual deepfakes and increased potential damages.
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