The State-Led Crackdown on Grok and xAI Has Begun

At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after Grok generated a flood of nonconsensual sexual images of women and minors.

At least 37 attorneys general for US states and territories are taking action against xAI after people used its chatbot, Grok, to generate a flood of sexualized images earlier this year.

On Friday, a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general published an open letter to xAI demanding it “immediately take all available additional steps to protect the public and users of your platforms, especially the women and girls who are the overwhelming target of (non-consensual intimate images).” (In addition to those who signed the letter, attorneys general from California and Florida tell WIRED they have also taken action.)

The letter comes amid an international wave of regulator attention on Grok users creating intimate deepfake images of people without their consent, as well ...