Senator Ted Cruz said lawmakers were increasingly concerned that children are forming emotional relationships with AI systems that simulate friendship, romance and validation
20 January,2026 09:58 AM IST | Washington | IANSAshley St Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children, has filed a lawsuit in New York against Musk’s AI company xAI, alleging that its chatbot Grok enabled the creation of sexually exploitative deepfake images of her. The 27-year-old claims the images including altered photos from her teenage years caused severe emotional distress
18 January,2026 07:51 AM IST | New York | AgenciesThe probe follows reports that Grok has been used to create deepfake images portraying women and girls in sexually explicit scenarios without their consent, content that has allegedly been used to harass individuals across the internet, including on the social media platform X
15 January,2026 10:18 AM IST | Oakland | ANIThe Grok chatbot, which is accessed through Musk’s social media platform X, has been criticised for generating manipulated images, including depictions of women in bikinis or sexually explicit poses, as well as images involving children
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