Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says
A lawsuit filed by a survivor of child sexual abuse alleges that xAI used her identifiable images, which are cataloged in international databases, to train the Grok AI model. The plaintiff claims that xAI's data collection practices, which include scraping public posts and model outputs, have facilitated the creation and proliferation of AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
Why it matters
This case represents a significant legal challenge regarding the liability of AI companies for the content used in their training datasets and the potential for generative models to perpetuate the distribution of illegal, non-consensual imagery.
“Horrific” Elon Musk’s xAI used child porn to train Grok models, lawsuit says xAI accused of training Grok on real and AI-generated child pornography.
54 An inflatable effigy of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, protesting Musk's Grok AI, stands in Times Square in New York City. Credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Contributor | AFP An inflatable effigy of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, protesting Musk's Grok AI, stands in Times Square in New York City. Credit: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / Contributor | AFP Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav xAI has now been accused of training Grok on child sex abuse materials (CSAM), as regulators and courts continue to probe how far the problem goes, and some Grok users have been arrested .
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