xAI is being sued by teens who say Grok created CSAM using their photos

"One of the teens was alerted last December that someone was sharing AI-generated images and videos of her and other minors 'in settings with which she was familiar, but morphed into sexually explicit poses.' The images and videos were allegedly shared on Discord, Telegram and other platforms and used 'as a bartering tool' for other CSAM imagery. Law enforcement officials who investigated the images told the girls' parents they were created with xAI's Grok."

"Their lives have been shattered by the devastating loss of privacy, dignity, and personal safety that the production and dissemination of this CSAM have caused. xAI's financial gain through the increased use of its image- and video-making product came at their expense and wellbeing. Plaintiffs will have to spend the rest of their lives knowing that their CSAM images and videos may continue to be trafficked and traded online by child sex predators."

"Though the lawsuit currently names three individuals, the complaint says that it could cover 'at least thousands of minors' who have also had their photos manipulated by Grok into sexualized images. The lawsuit claims xAI has violated multiple laws."

Three teenagers from Tennessee filed a class action lawsuit against xAI, claiming the company's Grok AI system generated sexually explicit images and videos of them without consent. The teens allege their photos were manipulated into child sexual abuse material and shared across Discord, Telegram, and other platforms, where they were used as currency for trading additional CSAM. Law enforcement confirmed the images were created using Grok. The lawsuit states the teens suffered severe emotional distress, loss of privacy, and personal safety. The complaint indicates the case could represent thousands of minors whose images were similarly exploited. xAI is already under multiple international investigations for Grok's repeated generation of sexualized child imagery.

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