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Elon Musk's xAI sues Grok user for using Grok to generate child sexual abuse deepfakes(CSAM) (lite.cnn.com)
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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1265806/musk-s-xai-sues-grok-user-over-sexualized-deepfakes-of-children

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Elon Musk’s xAI sued a user on Tuesday, alleging he used the Grok chatbot to create child sexual abuse materials. It’s one of the first lawsuits filed by a tech company against users who allegedly create explicit content with AI.

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[–] AliasAKA@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I think nekokoneko above has it right, trying to misattribute blame to the user. Basically, he wants to blame the user for using the service, instead of fixing the service so it doesn’t produce heinously horrible things on request. It shouldn’t work, but who knows with the amount of money he has and the lack of money on the other side. The goal is to establish a small precedent, though if someone sues xAI for making a product that makes this kind of refuse, I doubt such a precedent would hold much water.