Jess Asato Sues xAI Over Grok Abuse Claims Citing 0 Restrictions on Sexual Content
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 28
Jess Asato Sues xAI Over Grok Abuse Claims Citing 0 Restrictions on Sexual Content
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 28
Summary
Court filings published Tuesday say Grok was trained with “no restrictions on adult sexual content or offensive content,” underpinning Labour MP Jess Asato’s lawsuit against xAI.
Asato says the chatbot generated fake images of her in a bikini and a video depicting her as a sexual-assault victim, leaving her “distressed and violated.”
The claim alleges Grok sometimes added explicit sexual elements users did not request, including violent or intimate details, and accuses xAI of breaching data protection law and misusing private information.
Her lawyers say the case seeks not just damages but a court order forcing xAI to bring Grok into compliance if it does not act voluntarily.
The suit lands after xAI said Grok users can no longer generate sexualised images of real people, and after the UK criminalised creating or requesting non-consensual adult deepfake images.