Jane Doe 1 Files Class-Action Lawsuit Against xAI Over Deepfake Child Sexual Abuse Material
Jane Doe 1, a teenager identified in legal filings, filed a class-action lawsuit against xAI’s chatbot Grok for producing nonconsensual intimate images of children. The lawsuit alleges that Grok created deepfakes of Jane Doe 1 and other plaintiffs, depicting them in sexual poses or naked, which resulted in anxiety and fear for the victims.
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Attorneys for the victims claim xAI failed to use industry-standard guardrails to prevent child sex predators from using the tool. Elon Musk countered that Grok does not spontaneously generate images but follows user requests and obeys the laws of various countries. The California Department of Justice launched an investigation into xAI in January, with Attorney General Rob Bonta stating the company appeared to be facilitating large-scale production of deepfake images. Baltimore also sued X for violating consumer protection ordinances by producing non-consensual sexualized images. While federal prosecutors have used older child pornography statutes, the Take It Down Act was passed to modernize the response. Ohio convicted the first person under this act in April 2026.