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California AG demands xAI stop creating, distributing intimate deepfake images

( January 16, 2026, 21:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sent a cease-and-desist letter to xAI demanding that the company stop creating and distributing intimate, nonconsensual deepfake images and child sexual abuse material, his office has announced.  "The avalanche of reports detailing this material — at times depicting women and children engaged in sexual activity — is shocking and, as my office has determined, potentially illegal,” Bonta said. “The creation of this material is illegal. I fully expect xAI to immediately comply. California has zero tolerance for child sexual abuse material.”See press release and letter: ...

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