Woman alleges stepfather used Grok chatbot to turn childhood photo into explicit images

A woman identified in court filings as Jane Doe 4 has joined a lawsuit filed by three teenagers from Tennessee against xAI, the company led by Elon Musk. The lawsuit alleges that the company's chatbot Grok was used to generate child sexual abuse material.

According to a report by The Washington Post, the woman claims her stepfather used Grok to manipulate a photograph taken when she was 11 years old, producing more than 7,000 explicit images of her. She also said her stepfather was found dead by suicide two days after the images were discovered during a law enforcement raid.

"Limitless access to these tools is spreading so quickly," the woman said. "It is taking everyday life and turning it into child sexual abuse."

Allegations against xAI

The teenagers who originally filed the suit accuse xAI, now part of SpaceX, of failing to implement basic safeguards to prevent Grok from being used to create explicit images of real people, including minors. Earlier this year, X was reportedly flooded with millions of sexualized images generated by Grok.

The plaintiffs are seeking class action status for the lawsuit. TechCrunch has reached out to xAI for comment.

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