xAI’s Grok is now under formal investigation in California for the tool’s creation of nonconsensual sexualized images. In addition to being potentially illegal these altered photos can inflict deep damage, according to Natalie Grace Brigham, Tech Policy Lab Ph.D. student who studies sociotechnical harms.

“Although these images are fake, the harm is incredibly real,” Brigham said. She notes in the article that those whose images are altered in sexual ways can face “psychological, somatic and social harm, often with little legal recourse.”

The materials produced by Grok include manipulated photos that show mainly women and children in various states of undress.

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