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xAI can’t deny Grok makes CSAM anymore. So it’s suing users.

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3 May
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OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
16 Jul
Elon Musk’s xAI claims Terry Harwood bypassed Grok’s safeguards to generate CSAM.

Elon Musk’s xAI claims Terry Harwood bypassed Grok’s safeguards to generate CSAM. The company is asking for reputational and legal damages.

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
1 May
Minnesota passes ban on fake AI nudes; app makers risk $500K fines

More evidence of Grok CSAM seen as Minnesota passes nudifying app ban.

REPORT · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
30 Apr
Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok

Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI’s models to train Grok

OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
30 Jul
On top of arguing that Grok users alone are liable for harmful outputs and that the platform deserves an exemption from nudification app bans, xAI has argued that Grok’s process for creating any image

On top of arguing that Grok users alone are liable for harmful outputs and that the platform deserves an exemption from nudification app bans, xAI has argued that Grok’s process

OPINION · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
11 Jun
Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is apparently still being used to produce and host nonconsensual explicit images and videos of women, months after Musk’s AI firm xAI said it would introduce restrictions to s

Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot is apparently still being used to produce and host nonconsensual explicit images and videos of women, months after Musk’s AI firm xAI said it would

OPINION · WHO · WiredOPEN STORY
9 Jul
X and xAI have been accused of not only building toxic AI “nudify” tools but also of shielding child predators by obstructing police investigations into Grok-generated child sex abuse materials.

X and xAI have been accused of not only building toxic AI “nudify” tools but also of shielding child predators by obstructing police investigations into Grok-generated child sex

OPINION · WHAT · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
10 Jun
A former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired for raising AI safety concerns about Grok days before SpaceX's historic IPO.

A former xAI engineer is suing the company and SpaceX, alleging he was fired for raising AI safety concerns about Grok days before SpaceX's historic IPO.

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
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