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Teen girls are suing Elon Musk's xAI over nonconsensual AI nudes
https://qz.com/teen-girls-sue-xai-grok-class-action



A class action lawsuit in California federal court claims that xAI's Grok model created explicit images of three teenagers using a licensed third-party app.

The complaint, filed March 16, names xAI — the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk — as the defendant in a case brought by three Tennessee teenagers who say its Grok model was used to produce child sexual abuse material depicting them.

The perpetrator did not access Grok or X directly, according to the complaint. He used a third-party app that the plaintiffs allege was a licensee of xAI's technology, and which the complaint says routed image generation through xAI's servers. Among the files was a video showing one of the plaintiffs removing her clothing until she appeared completely nude, the complaint said. The images were photorealistic and not labeled as AI-generated, the complaint said.

Using images of at least 18 additional minors, the perpetrator generated sexually explicit material that he then bartered for content depicting other children on Telegram and Discord, the complaint said. Police arrested him in late December 2025.



The suit is the first in which minors depicted in CSAM allegedly generated by xAI's model have sued the company, according to NPR.

The complaint accuses xAI of deliberately bypassing industry-standard safeguards — including content filters, red-team testing, hash-matching against known CSAM databases, and mandatory reporting to authorities — that it says competitors such as Google and OpenAI have adopted. The suit also alleges xAI profited by licensing Grok to third-party developers, often based outside the U.S., as a way to distance itself from liability.

The complaint lists 13 charges, including federal counts for producing, distributing, and possessing child pornography under Masha's Law, claims under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, and California state law claims for unfair competition, right of publicity, and several types of negligence. The plaintiffs are seeking at least $150,000 in statutory damages for each violation, along with punitive damages and a court order to make xAI stop the alleged actions.