xAI sues a man for using Grok to generate CSAM ‘deepfakes’

xAI is suing a South Carolina man for allegedly using its Grok AI chatbot to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM), bypassing safeguards. The man, Terry Wayne Harwood, faces eight felony charges and is accused of using Grok to create or alter nonconsensual images. The lawsuit highlights the misuse of AI tools for illegal content generation.