Technology · 16 March 2026

Three girls sue xAI; tool made abuse images

Victims are suing xAI for the creation and distribution of illegal material through its Grok tool. They filed a class-action lawsuit on Monday, claiming the AI used their photos to generate and share sexual abuse material depicting children online. A centre found Grok created nearly three million sexualised images within two weeks, with 23,000 depicting children.

By BriefTea Editorial · 16 March 2026 at 21:10

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