xAI seeks names of Grok deepfake victims, claiming public interest
xAI asked a court to strip anonymity from four women suing over Grok deepfakes, arguing there is 'no specific threat' despite 23,000 alleged images of minors.
xAI is seeking to overturn a judge's order that allowed four plaintiffs to remain anonymous in a lawsuit regarding Grok-generated deepfakes. The company claims there is a 'public interest' in their identities and argued that because the images are sealed, 'there is nothing inherently stigmatizing' about revealing their names. This comes after reports that Grok was used to create millions of sexualized images, including 23,000 potentially depicting children, with SpaceX setting aside $500 million for related fallout. The plaintiffs' lawyer accused xAI of trying to 'intimidate Plaintiffs into dropping the litigation' by compounding the harm.