California sends xAI cease-and-desist letter, saying it must stop allowing sexualized deepfake images of minors
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- California sent xAI a cease-and-desist letter, demanding it stop allowing deefake images of minors.
- Elon Musk's xAI faces sustained criticism over Grok's ability to create nonconsensual sexualized images.
- The letter, sent by AG Rob Bonta, threatens legal action if the deepfakes continue to be permitted.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has demanded that xAI prevent its chatbot, Grok, from continuing to create sexualized deepfake images of children.
Bonta's office sent a cease-and-desist letter to Elon Musk's AI startup on Friday after sustained criticism over the bot's ability to create nonconsensual sexualized images, including those of minors.
Earlier this week, X said that it implemented restrictions on Grok.
"We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis," X's safety account said in a blog post on the platform on Wednesday. "This restriction applies to all users, including paid subscribers."
However, that didn't stop the X or Grok app from creating sexualized images, Business Insider's Henry Chandonnet found on Thursday.
Representatives for the CA Attorney General's office did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.
In an automated response to Business Insider, xAI said, "Legacy Media Lies."
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