UK Labour MP Jess Asato sues Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok‑generated non‑consensual sexual images
British Labour MP Jess Asato has filed a High Court claim against Elon Musk’s artificial‑intelligence company xAI, alleging that its Grok chatbot was used to create fake sexualised images of her, including a video showing her being chloroformed and prepared for a sexual assault. The claim says Grok was trained with internal prompts that allowed "no restrictions on adult sexual content or offensive content" and also "no restrictions on fictional adult sexual content with dark or violent themes".
Asato seeks a court order compelling xAI to implement permanent technical safeguards that would stop Grok from generating non‑consensual sexualised depictions of her, arguing that the company breached data‑protection law and misused her private information. Lawyers note the case is the first to apply UK data‑protection and privacy law to an AI developer. xAI has not responded to requests for comment, while Grok, distributed via Musk’s platform X, is already under regulatory scrutiny in several jurisdictions.
Entities: Elon Musk · Grok · High Court of England and Wales · Jess Asato · xAI
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Asato is seeking a court order requiring xAI to implement effective and permanent technical measures to prevent Grok from creating non‑consensual sexualised images of her. (d8a4b500-0709-480a-a203-d766c8443764)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Jess Asato has filed a lawsuit in London's High Court against Elon Musk's xAI for misuse of private information and breach of data protection law. (b8b9334f-3deb-48c9-85fc-3a887078a4bd, d8a4b500-0709-480a-a203-d766c8443764, ef87641d-7b80-4b7c-98d7-b44b1e0f3999)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Grok is distributed via Musk’s platform X and is under regulatory probes in several countries over the creation of non‑consensual sexualised images. (d8a4b500-0709-480a-a203-d766c8443764)
- [● 3 SOURCES] Grok was trained with internal prompts that included “no restrictions on adult sexual content or offensive content” and “no restrictions on fictional adult sexual content with dark or violent themes”. (b8b9334f-3deb-48c9-85fc-3a887078a4bd, d8a4b500-0709-480a-a203-d766c8443764, ef87641d-7b80-4b7c-98d7-b44b1e0f3999)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] The lawsuit is the first case to apply UK data‑protection and privacy law to an AI developer. (d8a4b500-0709-480a-a203-d766c8443764)
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Elon Musk’s xAI has not responded to requests for comment about the allegations. (d8a4b500-0709-480a-a203-d766c8443764)
- [● 3 SOURCES] The lawsuit alleges that Grok generated fake sexualised images of Asato, including a video depicting her being chloroformed and prepared for sexual assault. (b8b9334f-3deb-48c9-85fc-3a887078a4bd, d8a4b500-0709-480a-a203-d766c8443764, ef87641d-7b80-4b7c-98d7-b44b1e0f3999)