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xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’

The Elon Musk-owned xAI is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used the company's Grok AI chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

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xAI has taken legal action against a South Carolina man, alleging that he used the company's Grok AI chatbot to create and distribute child sexual abuse material. The lawsuit claims that the individual, identified as Terry Wayne Harwood, exploited Grok's capabilities to bypass safeguards and generate nonconsensual images.

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