xAI sues man for using Grok to create CSAM ‘deep fakes’

Elon Musk’s xAI company is suing a South Carolina man who allegedly used the company’s Grok AI chat software to create child sexual abuse material (CSAM). in lawsuit I mentioned earlier before ReutersxAI alleges that Terry Wayne Harwood “knowingly and intentionally used Grok to circumvent safeguards, alter nonconsensual images, and create and distribute child sexual abuse material,” in violation of company policies.

Harwood He was arrested He was charged in February with possession and distribution of chemical weapons, and faces eight criminal charges. The lawsuit alleges that “some” of the images related to Harwood’s criminal charges were “created or at least altered” with Grok, and that Harwood exceeded Grok’s safeguards and “misused the tool to convert non-sexual images into sexually explicit images” without the subjects’ consent.

xAI claims that Harwood’s alleged actions exposed the company to “significant legal risks and reputational damage.” It asked the court to order Harwood to pay XAI for any damages, as well as “reasonable expenses incurred in defending itself in any legal action brought by a victim of the Defendant’s conduct.” xAI also wants a judge to bar Harwood from creating an xAI account or using Grok.