Jess Asato, MP for Lowestoft, files High Court lawsuit against xAI, alleging Grok chatbot produced non-consensual bikini and sexual assault images, violating data protection and privacy laws.
A Labour MP has initiated legal proceedings against Elon Musk 's artificial intelligence company xAI, seeking damages over claims that its Grok chatbot was used to generate explicit and non-consensual images of her.
Jess Asato, the Member of Parliament for Lowestoft in Suffolk, stated that the experience of discovering AI-generated pictures of herself in a bikini, as well as disturbing images depicting her being chloroformed and prepared for a sexual assault, was deeply 'violating'. The legal action, filed in the High Court, accuses xAI-a company owned by Musk, who also owns the social media platform X-of breaching data protection laws and misusing private information by creating and disseminating images without her consent.
Speaking to BBC Breakfast, Asato emphasized the importance of holding tech companies accountable under existing laws. She argued that when a product like Grok causes harm, there must be a means of redress. The MP expressed her determination to win the case to demonstrate that technology firms cannot act with impunity and that safeguards must be built into their products to prevent the unauthorized use of individuals' images.
She also called on other victims whose images were manipulated by Grok to come forward, highlighting the broader societal impact of such AI-generated content. Since launching her legal action, Asato revealed that additional AI-generated images of her have been created, exacerbating the emotional toll. She described feeling dehumanized and demeaned, noting that her consent had been stripped away. As a campaigner against violence against women and girls, she found the situation particularly distressing.
The case follows a similar lawsuit in New York filed by Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Musk's children, who alleged that Grok generated explicit images of her, including one where she appeared underage. Asato's lawyer, Ravi Naik, stated that the core principle of the case is that developers must answer for how they design and deploy their tools, asserting that an image designed to look like a person with the purpose of degrading them must be considered an image of that person.
The UK government had previously threatened legal action against X after Grok was used to produce sexualized images of real women and, in some cases, children. Ofcom launched a separate inquiry into the matter. X initially responded by announcing it would restrict image generation to paying customers, a move condemned by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as horrific.
However, days later, X reversed course and declared that Grok would stop editing pictures of real people to depict them in revealing clothing. The Daily Mail has sought comment from xAI. This case underscores the urgent need for robust regulations to address the misuse of AI technologies and protect individuals from non-consensual deepfake content
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