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California AG opens investigation into xAI/Grok non-consensual sexual deepfakes

Opened a formal investigation into xAI/Grok's generation of non-consensual sexual deepfakes

Why it matters

At issue is the use of spicy mode in marketing. A case of a US state government directly investigating a frontier lab

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

Governmentoag.ca.govhttps://www.oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-launches-investigation-xai-grok-over-undressed-sexual-ai

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