AI chatbot used to create thousands of explicit images of child, lawsuit alleges A federal lawsuit alleges that the AI chatbot Grok was used to create thousands of explicit images of a child, and that the company behind the chatbot, xAI, produced, possessed and distributed AI-enabled child sexual abuse material. Jane Doe 4's experience highlights the potential consequences of AI apps that enable the creation of fake but highly realistic child sexual abuse material. She was a victim of child sexual abuse by her stepfather, who used the AI chatbot Grok to create thousands of explicit images of her as a child. The images were used to sexualize photos of her taken when she was younger, and were distributed online. Jane's stepfather was found dead by suicide two days after a raid on their home, where police had seized his electronic devices. Jane's experience shows the potential consequences of AI apps that make it easy to create fake but highly realistic child sexual abuse material.She now feels more anxious about keeping her own child safe and warns that AI images can cause real harm. The lawsuit against xAI alleges that the company produced, possessed and distributed AI-enabled child sexual abuse material. It seeks class-action status on behalf of anyone who had photos of themselves as minors altered by xAI into sexually explicit content in which they are still recognizable.The lawsuit also makes product liability claims against xAI for negligence and defective design, similar to wrongful-death suits filed against AI companies by the families of young users who died by suicide. Lawmakers in the United States and Europe have moved to investigate xAI after it allowed the chatbot to publicly post sexualized images on Musk's social network X in response to requests from users to alter photos to remove subjects' clothing.Over an 11-day period, the Grok account on X posted about 3 million sexualized images, 23,000 of them depicting children, according to the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Musk said in a post on X that he was 'not aware of any naked underage images generated by Grok' and that the chatbot would 'refuse to produce anything illegal.' However, within weeks, Jane Doe 4's stepfather first uploaded the photo of her as a child to Grok, which sent back fake images showing her nude, the lawsuit says. xAI has sued Minnesota over a new law that bans distribution of nonconsensual nude images of real people made with AI, claiming it would restrict constitutionally protected content