MP sues Musk's xAI after deepfake bikini picture
Summary
Jess Asato, a Member of Parliament in the UK, has filed a legal case against Elon Musk's AI company xAI. She claims that xAI’s Grok chatbot was used to create fake images of her in a bikini without her consent, and she wants the company to be held responsible for how the AI was designed.Key Facts
- Jess Asato is the Labour MP for Lowestoft and has taken xAI to the High Court.
- The case challenges the design of the Grok chatbot, which was used to make false, sexualized images of her.
- xAI said users would no longer be able to create sexualized images of real people using Grok.
- Creating non-consensual deepfake images of adults is now illegal in the UK.
- The claim is based on the UK’s Data Protection Act and misuse of private information.
- Asato wants damages and a legal precedent holding AI makers accountable for design faults.
- xAI is owned by Elon Musk, who also owns the social media platform X.
- The legal team argues AI safety should not be an afterthought and that users should not suffer abuse due to AI design choices.
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