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

The Verge · 23 hours ago

xAI is suing Terry Wayne Harwood, a South Carolina man allegedly arrested in February for using Grok to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material. Harwood faces eight felony charges related to possessing and distributing CSAM, with xAI claiming at least some of the images were generated or altered using their chatbot. The lawsuit asserts Harwood intentionally circumvented Grok's safeguards, potentially prompting xAI and other AI providers to implement stricter content moderation.