xAI Seeks to Reveal Identities of Deepfake Victims in Ongoing Lawsuit

Elon Musk's AI firm xAI has asked a federal court in Northern California to overturn an order that lets four plaintiffs sue under pseudonyms. The plaintiffs allege that the company's Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images of them, including one minor. They fear that public disclosure of their real names would invite further harassment and doxxing. xAI argues that the public has a right to know who is suing the company and that the sealed deepfake files pose no additional privacy risk. Both sides are now poised for a judicial showdown. Lire la suite