Labour MP sues Elon Musk’s AI company over fake sexualised images
Key takeaways
- Jess Asato, the MP for Lowestoft, said in January that seeing herself portrayed by the AI tool as wearing a bikini without her consent was “violating”.
- Asato told the newspaper that as well as creating images of her in a bikini, Grok also produced a video “showing her being chloroformed and prepared for a sexual assault”.
- Her legal case follows a similar lawsuit filed in New York state by Ashley St Clair, the mother of one of Musk’s children.
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Jess Asato: ‘My hope is that this will rebalance individuals’ rights against very large tech companies.’ Photograph: PA Images/Alamy View image in fullscreen Jess Asato: ‘My hope is that this will rebalance individuals’ rights against very large tech companies.’ Photograph: PA Images/Alamy Grok AILabour MP sues Elon Musk’s AI company over fake sexualised images Jess Asato was portrayed by Grok wearing a bikini after she criticised creation of such non-consensual pictures
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleA Labour MP has taken legal action against Elon Musk’s xAI company after saying its Grok tool helped a user produce fake sexualised pictures of her, part of a wave of such images that flooded the social media platform X earlier this year.
Jess Asato, the MP for Lowestoft, said in January that seeing herself portrayed by the AI tool as wearing a bikini without her consent was “violating”.