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US state enforcement actions over Grok sexual deepfakes a warning to all GenAI companies

By Amy Miller ( February 3, 2026, 00:30 GMT | Comment) -- Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup isn’t the only such company in state attorneys general’s crosshairs after the Grok AI chatbot scandal. State AGs' recent enforcement actions against xAI's chatbot sharing nonconsensual deepfakes are a warning to all GenAI companies that they need to take these issues seriously, especially when they involve children.Tech billionaire Elon Musk's xAI isn’t the only artificial intelligence company in state attorneys general’s crosshairs after the Grok AI chatbot scandal. Recent enforcement actions from state-level law enforcers against xAI over its sharing of nonconsensual deepfakes are a warning to all generative AI companies to take these issues seriously, especially when they involve children....

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