Musk's xAI sues man accused of using Grok to create explicit material
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence firm xAI is suing a South Carolina man, accusing him of using its generative chatbot Grok to create child sexual abuse material. The suit, filed in a federal court Tuesday in Texas, alleges Terry Wayne Harwood had at least two Grok accounts using false identities to create and distribute explicit material....
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Published: 16 July 2026
Source: The Hill Technology
Category: News
Topics: Children & education
Retrieved: 17 July 2026
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