\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia\u2019s attorney general on Wednesday announced an investigation into nonconsensual sexually explicit material being produced using Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI.The investigation into the Elon Musk-owned company comes amid a wider global backlash over the deepfake images that have spread on X. Attorney General Rob Bonta\u2019s office cited reports about users asking Grok to \u201cundress\u201d images of women and children without the subject\u2019s consent. The chatbot has been used to manipulate real pictures to depict women in bikinis or sexually explicit poses. \u201cThe avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking,\u201d Bonta said in a statement. \u201cThis material, which depicts women and children in nude and sexually explicit situations, has been used to harass people across the internet. I urge xAI to take immediate action to ensure this goes no further.\u201cIn recent days, Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Grok. The chatbot has also come under pressure in the European Union, India and the United Kingdom, which said Monday it was moving to criminalize \u201cnudification apps.\u201d Last week, Grok limited image generation and editing to paying users. KCRA 3 has reached out to X and xAI for comment. \u2013The Associated Press contributed to this story.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
California\u2019s attorney general on Wednesday announced an investigation into nonconsensual sexually explicit material being produced using Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI.<\/p>\n
The investigation into the Elon Musk-owned company comes amid a wider global backlash over the deepfake images that have spread on X. <\/p>\n
Attorney General Rob Bonta\u2019s office cited reports about users asking Grok to \u201cundress\u201d images of women and children without the subject\u2019s consent. <\/p>\n
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The chatbot has been used to manipulate real pictures to depict women in bikinis or sexually explicit poses. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe avalanche of reports detailing the non-consensual, sexually explicit material that xAI has produced and posted online in recent weeks is shocking,\u201d Bonta said in a statement. \u201cThis material, which depicts women and children in nude and sexually explicit situations, has been used to harass people across the internet. I urge xAI to take immediate action to ensure this goes no further.\u201c<\/p>\n
In recent days, Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Grok. The chatbot has also come under pressure in the European Union, India and the United Kingdom, which said Monday it was moving to criminalize \u201cnudification apps.\u201d <\/p>\n
Last week, Grok limited image generation and editing to paying users. <\/p>\n
KCRA 3 has reached out to X and xAI for comment. <\/p>\n
\u2013The Associated Press contributed to this story.<\/p>\n
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