By bbc.com
Publication Date: 2026-01-14 20:19:00
California’s top prosecutor has launched an investigation into the spread of sexualized AI deepfakes generated by Elon Musk’s AI model Grok.
Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement announcing the investigation: “The avalanche of reports about the non-consensual, sexually explicit material xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking.”
xAI, which develops Grok, has previously said: “Anyone who uses or causes Grok to create illegal content will face the same consequences as if they uploaded illegal content.”
The California investigation comes as British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warns of possible action against X.
In Wednesday’s statement, Bonta said: “This material, depicting women and children in nude and sexually explicit situations, has been used to harass people online.”
The Democratic prosecutor called on xAI to take immediate action.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, told X on Wednesday that xAI’s decision to “a…
