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Elon Musk's xAI probed by California DOJ over Grok's deepfake explicit images
Musk's Grok AI chatbot faces investigations from India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ireland, Australia as well.
TL;DR
- xAI is being investigated by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
- The investigation concerns Grok's ability to create nonconsensual explicit images based on photos of real people, including minors.
- Several international governments have also launched probes or suspended Grok's use.
- U.S. senators have urged Apple and Google to remove xAI's apps.
- Advocacy groups are also calling for app store removals.
- Elon Musk stated he was unaware of naked underage images generated by Grok and blamed 'user requests' or a 'bug'.
- xAI previously announced limitations on image generation features for paying subscribers.
- The DEFIANCE Act, allowing lawsuits against creators of deepfake explicit images, passed the Senate.
- xAI recently closed a $20 billion funding round.