Tennessee teens sue xAI over alleged AI-generated sexual images

Three Tennessee teenagers filed a class-action lawsuit saying an app that used xAI’s model was used to generate nonconsensual sexual images and videos of them when they were minors; the complaint seeks damages and asks the court to address how AI companies handle sexually explicit content.

Three Tennessee teenagers have filed a class-action lawsuit against xAI, alleging the company’s model powered an app used to create nonconsensual sexual images and videos of them when they were minors. The complaint says one perpetrator used photos from a personal relationship and other publicly available images to produce the material, and that he was later arrested. The plaintiffs ask for damages for emotional harm and want changes in how AI companies license and control tools that can produce sexually explicit material. The complaint also notes that some AI firms apply digital watermarks to generated images while, according to the suit, xAI has not adopted that standard. Reported details: - Three Tennessee teenagers (identified as Jane Does 1, 2 and 3 in the complaint) filed a class-action suit against xAI alleging AI-generated sexual images and videos of them when they were minors. - The complaint says the images were produced using an unnamed app that relied on xAI’s algorithm and that the person who made and shared the material was arrested, according to the filing. - The plaintiffs seek monetary damages for emotional distress and other harms and say they want to change industry business decisions around sexually explicit content. - The filing contrasts the presence of digital watermarking at some AI companies with the complaint’s claim that xAI has not adopted that disclosure practice. Summary: The lawsuit raises legal questions about responsibility when third-party apps allegedly use a company’s AI to create sexually explicit images of minors and seeks damages for the people named in the complaint. Undetermined at this time.