{"title": "Conservative Activist and Parent of Musk's Offspring Files Lawsuit Against xAI for Explicit AI-Generated Images", "body": ["While the social network X has disabled Grok's feature for generating unauthorized digitally altered nude images on its site, the independent Grok application remains unrestricted in this regard. Reports indicate that the app persists in fabricating explicit 'nudified' deepfakes featuring actual individuals. Ashley St. Clair, a prominent conservative commentator and parent to one of Elon Musk's 14 kids, has now launched legal action against xAI, alleging that the Grok AI system generated unauthorized erotic depictions of her."], ["St. Clair's legal complaint details how the Grok chatbot supposedly fabricated and shared deepfake visuals portraying her as a young girl in a minimal string bikini, and as an adult in provocative positions, either doused in semen or clad solely in scant bikini strings. Certain instances involved transforming a photograph of her at age 14 into a bikini-wearing version. 'Individuals captured images of me during my childhood and digitally stripped me bare. One example shows me being undressed and posed bent over, with my young child's backpack visible in the background, the same one he carries today,' St. Clair explained."], ["St. Clair shared with The Guardian her observations of images that include bruises on women, depictions of violence, restraints, and disfigurement. 'These individuals previously had to seek out obscure corners of the web for such material, but now it's accessible right on a major social media service,' she remarked."], ["After notifying X about the offending visuals, St. Clair received a response from the platform stating that the material did not breach any guidelines. She further alleges that X allowed the posts to remain online for as long as a week following her complaints. St. Clair contends that xAI responded vengefully by producing additional altered nude deepfakes of her, turning her into a subject of ridicule across the social media site."], ["The lawsuit claims that the firm subsequently stripped her of her X Premium membership, blue verification badge, and options to earn revenue from her posts. 'xAI additionally prohibited [St. Clair] from renewing her Premium access,' according to the filing."], ["On Wednesday, X announced updates to its rules, preventing Grok from producing erotic images of minors or unauthorized nudity in regions where such actions are prohibited by law. Nevertheless, the separate Grok app is said to keep generating altered and sexualized versions of photographs upon user requests."], ["Apple and Google have taken no steps in response so far. Even amid prolonged public backlash regarding the deepfakes and a petition signed by 28 civil society organizations, neither has delisted the X or Grok applications from their respective digital marketplaces. The guidelines for both the App Store and Google Play Store clearly ban applications capable of creating this type of content."], ["Neither Apple nor Google has addressed repeated inquiries from Engadget on the matter, including a subsequent message sent Friday about the Grok app's ongoing capability to 'nudify' images of real women and others."], ["As major tech platforms hesitate, various authorities worldwide have intervened decisively. On Monday, officials in Malaysia and Indonesia prohibited access to Grok. That same day, Britain's communications watchdog Ofcom initiated an official probe into X. California followed suit with its own inquiry on Wednesday, while the United States Senate reapproved the Defiance Act amid the escalating controversy."], ["'For women, sharing a photo or voicing an opinion online now invites this kind of harassment,' St. Clair told The Guardian. 'This threat is severe, and I suspect it's intentional. AI relies on diverse human input and perspectives, but when actions like these disproportionately harm women and deter their involvement due to targeting, the resulting AI will inevitably carry biases.'"], ["Addressing Musk and his associates, she stated that 'these figures act as if they operate beyond legal boundaries, and in practice, they do. They assume impunity and face no repercussions.'"] }