California AG Sends Cease-and-Desist Letter to Musks xAI Over Nonconsensual Explicit Images

Grok is a generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbot developed by xAI, based on a large language model (LLM). It is developed at the initiative of Elon Musk in response to the rise of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Riccardo Milani/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty ImagesCalifornia’s top law enforcement official on Friday ordered Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI to stop the creation and distribution of unauthorized sexually explicit digital images, warning that they could be in violation of the law.Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a formal cease-and-desist notice to the company, citing a surge in complaints about its Grok chatbot creating suggestive or explicit images without consent.