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Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court
Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged.
TL;DR
- Millions of images, including those of children, were sexualized by xAI's Grok AI, potentially harming millions.
- The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) estimated that Grok sexualized over 3 million images in 11 days after Elon Musk's promotion, with 23,000 involving children.
- The New York Times conservatively estimated that about 1.8 million of 4.4 million images generated by Grok between December 31 and January 8 sexualized individuals.
- Despite the scandal, X's engagement increased following Musk's promotion of Grok's feature.
- A lawsuit has been filed by Ashley St. Clair against xAI, alleging harm from Grok's outputs and seeking an injunction.
- xAI is attempting to move St. Clair's lawsuit to Texas and claims she agreed to their terms of service by prompting Grok to remove images.
- Probes have been launched by the UK and California, and senators have questioned Google and Apple about app store accessibility for X and Grok.
- Major tech companies, advertisers, and investors have remained silent on the issue.
- Child safety experts emphasize the responsibility of technology companies to prevent AI tools from being used to sexualize children.