{"id":3167,"date":"2026-01-17T11:44:32","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/the-mother-of-one-of-elon-musks-children-is-suing-xai-over-nonconsensual-deepfake-images\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T11:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T11:44:32","slug":"the-mother-of-one-of-elon-musks-children-is-suing-xai-over-nonconsensual-deepfake-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diyhaven858.wasmer.app\/index.php\/the-mother-of-one-of-elon-musks-children-is-suing-xai-over-nonconsensual-deepfake-images\/","title":{"rendered":"The mother of one of Elon Musk&#8217;s children is suing xAI over nonconsensual deepfake images"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Although X removed Grok\u2019s ability to create nonconsensual digitally undressed images on the social platform, the standalone Grok app is another story. It reportedly continues to produce \u201cnudified\u201d deepfakes of real people. And now, Ashley St. Clair, a conservative political strategist and mother of one of Elon Musk\u2019s 14 children, has sued xAI for nonconsensual sexualized images of her that Grok allegedly produced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">In the court filing, St. Clair accused xAI\u2019s Grok chatbot of creating and disseminating deepfakes of her \u201cas a child stripped down to a string bikini, and as an adult in sexually explicit poses, covered in semen, or wearing only bikini floss.\u201d In some cases, the chatbot allegedly produced bikini-clad deepfakes of St. Clair based on a photo of her as a 14-year-old. \u201cPeople took pictures of me as a child and undressed me. There\u2019s one where they undressed me and bent me over, and in the background is my child\u2019s backpack that he\u2019s wearing right now,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">\u201cI am also seeing images where they add bruises to women, beat them up, tie them up, mutilated,\u201d St. Clair told <em>The Guardian<\/em>. \u201cThese sickos used to have to go to the dark depths of the internet, and now it is on a mainstream social media app.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">St. Clair said that, after she reported the images to X, the social platform replied that the content didn\u2019t violate any policies. In addition, she claims that X left the images posted for up to seven days after she reported them. St. Clair said xAI then retaliated against her by creating more digitally undressed deepfakes of her, therefore \u201cmaking [St. Clair] the laughingstock of the social media platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">She accused the company of then revoking her X Premium subscription, verification checkmark and ability to monetize content on the platform. \u201cxAI further banned [her] from repurchasing Premium,\u201d St. Clair\u2019s court filing states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">On Wednesday, X said it changed its policies so that Grok would no longer generate sexualized images of children or nonconsensual nudity \u201cin those jurisdictions where it\u2019s illegal.\u201d However, the standalone Grok app reportedly continues to undress and sexualize photos when prompted to do so.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: Google CEO Sundar Pichai (L) and Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) listen as U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with American and Indian business leaders in the East Room of the White House on June 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held the meeting to meet with a range of leaders from the tech and business worlds and to discuss topics including innovation and AI. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"fig-image-round\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/bKNEFp2BrBzxzl_bq9n6GA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MA--\/https:\/\/media-mbst-pub-ue1.s3.amazonaws.com\/creatr-uploaded-images\/2023-09\/8424f5a0-4f40-11ee-acbb-bab134a1b1db\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-[0.875rem]\/[1.25rem] figure-caption mt-1 line-clamp-2 mt-2.5 md:mt-2 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\">Neither Apple nor Google has removed the Grok app despite explicit policy violations.<\/span><span> (Anna Moneymaker via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Apple and Google have thus far done, well, absolutely nothing. Despite the multi-week outrage over the deepfakes \u2014\u00a0and an open letter from 28 advocacy groups \u2014 neither company has removed the X or Grok apps from their app stores. Both the App Store and Play Store have policies that explicitly prohibit apps that generate such content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Neither Apple nor Google has responded to multiple requests for comment from Engadget. That includes a follow-up email sent on Friday, regarding the Grok app continuing to \u201cnudify\u201d photos of real women and other people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">While Apple and Google fail to act, many governments have done the opposite. On Monday, Malaysia and Indonesia banned Grok. The same day, UK regulator Ofcom opened a formal investigation into X. California opened one on Wednesday. The US Senate even passed the Defiance Act for a second time in the wake of the blowback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">\u201cIf you are a woman, you can\u2019t post a picture, and you can\u2019t speak, or you risk this abuse,\u201d St. Clair told <em>The Guardian<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s dangerous, and I believe this is by design. You are supposed to feed AI humanity and thoughts, and when you are doing things that particularly impact women, and they don\u2019t want to participate in it because they are being targeted, it means the AI is inherently going to be biased.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Speaking about Musk and his team, she added that \u201cthese people believe they are above the law, because they are. They don\u2019t think they are going to get in trouble, they think they have no consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although X removed Grok\u2019s ability to create nonconsensual digitally undressed images on the social platform, the standalone Grok app is another story. It reportedly continues to produce \u201cnudified\u201d deepfakes of real people. 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