MP sues xAI over AI-generated fake explicit images
Labour MP Jess Asato is seeking damages for misuse of private information and data protection breaches.
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Jess Asato, the Labour Member of Parliament for Lowestoft, has initiated legal proceedings against xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk. The lawsuit, filed in the High Court, concerns the creation and dissemination of non-consensual, sexually explicit images and videos of Ms Asato generated by xAI's chatbot, Grok. Ms Asato is seeking financial compensation for misuse of her private information and violations of data protection regulations, as reported by the BBC.
Court documents reveal that several users prompted Grok to produce intimate and offensive material depicting Ms Asato, including scenes of sexual assault. These images were subsequently shared online. Ms Asato's legal team stated in court papers that she was subjected to victimisation after she publicly condemned the creation of non-consensual deepfake images of women by Grok in January.
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Marie Demetriou KC, representing Ms Asato, informed the court that the MP had urged Mr Musk via X (formerly Twitter) to recognise that using AI to create non-consensual images of women constitutes sexual assault intended to degrade and humiliate. Despite initial reports of some of the offensive posts, X stated in March that they did not contravene its terms of service, privacy policy, or rules. While two videos were eventually removed, six out of twenty-one reported posts remained visible in late July, according to the BBC.
xAI has since indicated that users can no longer employ Grok to generate sexualised imagery of real individuals. However, Ms Demetriou argued that the company has failed to prevent the ongoing creation of such material by its chatbot. The legality of creating or requesting non-consensual deepfake images of adults in the UK has recently been established.
xAI has not yet submitted a defence to the lawsuit. A court hearing for the claim is scheduled to take place at an unspecified date.
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