Fri, 16 Jan 2026

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 Mother of Elon Musk's child sues xAI over Grok deepfakes

The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, launched a counter-suit saying she had violated its terms of service.

* Ashley St Clair sues xAI over deepfakes created on social media platform X, alleging they were used to make sexually explicit pictures of her.
* The parent company of X and Grok, xAI, counter-sues Ms St Clair for violating its terms of service by filing the lawsuit in New York.
* Ms St Clair's lawyer claims that xAI retaliated against her after she complained about the deepfakes, demonetising her X account and generating more images of her.
* The lawsuit alleges that Grok's developers had "explicit knowledge" of Ms St Clair's lack of consent when creating the images.
* xAI claims that Ms St Clair should have brought any disputes with the company to Texas, as specified in its terms of service.
* A counter-suit by xAI accuses Ms St Clair of violating its terms of service and seeking to hold her accountable for her actions on X.
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