""Today, I sent xAI a cease-and-desist letter, demanding the company immediately stop the creation and distribution of deepfake, nonconsensual, intimate images and child sexual abuse material," said California AG Rob Bonta in a press release. "The creation of this material is illegal. I fully expect xAI to immediately comply. California has zero tolerance for [CSAM].""
"The AG's office additionally claimed that xAI appeared to be "facilitating the large-scale production" of nonconsensual nudes, the likes of which are being "used to harass women and girls across the internet." The agency said it expects xAI to prove that it is taking steps to address these issues within the next five days."
"At the heart of the backlash is Grok's "spicy" mode feature, which xAI created to generate explicit content. The issue has spread beyond California; Japan, Canada, and Britain have opened investigations into Grok, and Malaysia and Indonesia have temporarily blocked the platform altogether. Despite xAI instituting some restrictions on its image-editing features late Wednesday, the California AG's office moved ahead with its cease-and-desist letter."
California's Attorney General opened an investigation into xAI after reports that the Grok chatbot was being used to create nonconsensual sexual imagery of women and minors. The AG issued a cease-and-desist demanding that xAI immediately stop producing deepfake nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material and required proof of remedial steps within five days. The controversy centers on Grok's "spicy" mode for generating explicit content. Multiple countries have launched probes or temporarily blocked the platform. xAI implemented some image-editing restrictions while platform safety messaging warned users against creating illegal content.
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