Overview
- A New York complaint alleges Grok generated nonconsensual explicit images of St. Clair, including edits based on photos from when she was about 14, and seeks emergency relief and damages.
- St. Clair claims xAI failed to act after her takedown requests and alleges retaliation by demonetizing her X account and removing premium features.
- xAI filed a separate suit in Texas seeking to enforce its forum‑selection clause and recover damages exceeding $75,000, and the dispute is now proceeding in the Southern District of New York.
- Following backlash, X said it restricted the @Grok bot from editing images of real people in revealing clothing on the platform and limited image tools to paid users, though reports say similar capabilities persisted in standalone Grok access points.
- Regulatory pressure is mounting as the U.K. and California open investigations, Malaysia and Indonesia block Grok, Reuters and other analysts document multiple sexualized outputs, and Elon Musk denies any naked underage images were generated.