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California AG sends letter demanding xAI stop producing deekfake content

By Thomson Reuters Jan 16, 2026 | 3:08 PM

Jan 16 (Reuters) – California Attorney General Robert ‍Bonta on Friday sent a cease and desist letter ‌to xAI ‌demanding the company stop the creation and distribution of AI-generated ​non-consensual sexualized imagery ‍by its ​Grok AI ​chatbot.

The letter ‍demands “immediate action to stop the creation and distribution of deepfake, ‍nonconsensual, intimate images and child sexual ‍abuse ‍material,” ​Bonta’s office ​said ⁠in a statement.

(Reporting ‌by Rafael Satter and Ryan Patrick Jones, Editing by Franklin ⁠Paul)