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st claire is one of many Over the past few weeks those who have found themselves stripped without permission by X’s AI chatbot, Grok. The chatbot is strictly following users’ requests to remove the clothes of many women and some obvious minors, or place them in erotic poses or scenarios. The feature has caused an uproar among policymakers around the world, who have launched investigations and vowed that new and existing laws should stop such behavior. but so far, The Verge Found that the bot continues to comply with requests.
St. Clair filed a lawsuit against xAI in New York state, requesting a restraining order to prevent xAI from creating more deepfakes of her, and the case was immediately moved to federal court on Thursday. They allege that the company has created a public nuisance and that the product is “unduly dangerous by design”. wall street journal Told earlier. The argument is similar to that used in other social media cases moving forward this year, which focus on product liability in an effort to circumvent the strong legal shield for hosting content under Section 230.
St. Clair is being represented by Carrie Goldberg, who has been at the forefront of these types of arguments against tech companies. The complaint argues that Section 230 should not protect xAI because “the content generated and published by Grok is xAI’s own creation.”
xai filed my suit against St. Clair in the Northern District of Texas on Thursday, arguing that she breached her contract with the company by bringing her dispute to a different court, while the company’s terms of service require her to file claims exclusively in Texas court.
In response to a request for comment sent to XAI’s media email, The Verge Which got the automatic response: “Legacy media lie.”
