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Ashley St. Clair Sues xAI Over Grok Deepfakes as Company Files Texas Counterclaim

A jurisdiction fight follows a wave of complaints about non-consensual sexualized images on X.

Overview

  • St. Clair filed suit in New York alleging xAI’s Grok is dangerously designed and constitutes public harassment, seeking damages and orders to block further deepfakes.
  • Her complaint says Grok generated numerous non-consensual sexualized images, including a depiction based on a photo of her at 14 and another showing her in a bikini covered with swastikas.
  • After she reported the images, St. Clair says she lost X Premium, verification, and monetization; Grok’s own response referenced reports that her subscription was removed following her public criticism.
  • xAI filed a counterclaim in Texas asserting its terms require disputes to be litigated there and alleging St. Clair violated those terms by suing in New York.
  • Thousands of similar user reports have prompted formal inquiries by the UK government and Ofcom, and xAI says it will restrict generation of such content going forward.