XAI O.F.R.A.I.T NEWDLD

A survivor filed a federal lawsuit accusing xAI’s chatbot Grok of using her real abuse images to generate new child sexual abuse material and of ingesting pre-existing CSAM into its datasets. The complaint says loose safeguards earlier this year allowed Grok to create and spread AI-generated sexualized images of minors on X, and that image fingerprints tied the new material to long-circulated abuse photos. The suit seeks class status for potentially thousands of victims and highlights claims that xAI ignored industry-standard protections against CSAM. » Plus sur theguardian.com

Grokipedia, xAI's AI-generated encyclopedia, shows no article edits accepted or rejected in over three months and its live changes page reports no recent edits. The site launched in late 2025 and now lists millions of articles, but suggested edits appear unprocessed and users are questioning whether the project is inactive. xAI has not provided a response about the lack of updates. » Plus sur theverge.com

xAI filed suit against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison days before a May law banning 'nudification' apps takes effect, arguing the statute is overbroad and unconstitutional. The company says the law's strict liability and penalties of up to $500,000 per violation force it to restrict Grok Imagine's image-editing features even when controls are in place and some outputs are consensual or artistic. The complaint cites existing federal and state statutes as adequate protections while warning the Minnesota law could chill protected speech amid scrutiny over Grok's January generation of millions of sexualized deepfakes, including images of minors. » Plus sur theverge.com