UK MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI over fake sexual images generated by Grok

Four people suing Elon Musk's AI firm under pseudonyms due to the risks of being identified may face a difficult choice: Reveal your real names, or drop the lawsuit.

Jess Asato was portrayed by AI tool as wearing a bikini after she criticised the creation of such non-consensual pictures A Labour MP has taken legal action against Elon Musk’s AI company after saying its Grok tool helped a user produce fake sexualised pictures of her, part of a wave of such images that flooded X earlier this year. Jess Asato, the MP for Lowestoft, said in January that seeing herself portrayed by the AI tool as wearing a bikini without her consent was “violating”. Continue reading...

The lawsuit could set a precedent for AI accountability, impacting regulatory approaches and investor confidence in AI technologies. The post UK MP sues Elon Musk’s xAI over AI-generated fake sexual images in landmark case appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Legal claim by Jess Asato challenges whether AI model-makers are liable for what their systems produce

xAI's hiring pause may shift AI talent to competitors and highlights growing regulatory impacts on AI development and compliance costs. The post xAI pauses hiring for specialists to train Grok chatbot appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Christi Hill and male police officer misidentified in Vickrum Digwa case on AI platforms including Grok UK politics live – latest updates A former police officer has been forced to flee to a safe space after she was falsely accused online of being involved in the Henry Nowak murder. Christi Hill, who served as a police constable for 12 years, has criticised social media and AI platforms, including Elon Musk’s Grok, for spreading the false claim that she was one of the officers who arrested Nowak as he lay dying after being stabbed by Vickrum Digwa. Continue reading...

What Elon Musk really wants out of the SpaceX I.P.O.: the funds to control the highly profitable earnings potential of low-Earth orbit.

SpaceX's amended IPO filing signals the company may issue substantial new shares in future transactions as Elon Musk expands its ambitions.