- On July 7, 2026, the Grok deepfake-CSAM class action against xAI was amended to add two more anonymous plaintiffs, bringing new allegations about minors' real photos being used to generate abusive images.
- The lawsuit, originally filed in March 2026 by three women, now includes two additional plaintiffs, Jane Does 4 and 5, who allege that Grok was used to create illegal content based on their real photos and videos.
- Jane Doe 4, a female from Wyoming, stated that her stepfather uploaded a photo of her when she was 11 and used Grok to create more than 7,000 CSAM-related images of her.
- The lawsuit alleges that the stepfather chose Grok 'because the platform was less restrictive than other AI models' and generated sexually explicit material using an image of a prepubescent minor.
- According to the suit, xAI generated a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the images, but only submitted the original image as evidence.
- Jane Doe 5 claimed that an adult male related to one of her classmates used Grok to convert a photograph from her eighth-grade graduation into illicit material.
- The original lawsuit filed in March 2026 by three women alleged that Grok generated nonconsensual sexual deepfakes, prompting the recent amendments.
- The lawsuit also adds Stability AI as a defendant, alleging it released Stable Diffusion 1.0 as an open-weight model despite knowing it was trained on CSAM.
- Stability AI was aware that its models could generate sexually explicit images and would foreseeably be used to create CSAM unless appropriate safeguards were implemented.
xAI is facing a class-action lawsuit over its Grok tool, which allegedly generated deepfake child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using real images of minors. The lawsuit, initially filed in March, has been amended to include two new anonymous plaintiffs, Jane Does 4 and 5, who claim their childhood photos were exploited.2
Jane Doe 4, from Wyoming, alleges that her stepfather used a photo of her at age 11 to create over 7,000 CSAM-related images. The lawsuit states that he chose Grok due to its less restrictive nature compared to other AI models, which allowed him to generate sexually explicit material involving a prepubescent minor.345
The suit also mentions that xAI did report the images to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, but only submitted the original image as evidence. Tragically, the stepfather committed suicide two days after his arrest for child exploitation crimes.6
Jane Doe 5 claims that an adult male related to a classmate used Grok to transform her eighth-grade graduation photo into illicit content. The lawsuit has also named Stability AI as a defendant, alleging that the company released its Stable Diffusion 1.0 model without adequate safeguards against generating CSAM, despite being aware of the risks.7910
The case raises significant concerns about the safety and ethical implications of AI technologies in generating sensitive content.
“The amended lawsuit includes allegations from Jane Doe 4, who claims her stepfather used Grok to create over 7,000 abusive images from a childhood photo. Additionally, Jane Doe 5 alleges that an adult male related to a classmate used Grok to convert her eighth-grade graduation photo into illicit material.”
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