xAI
xAI has been named in 4 documented digital harm incidents, including 2 involving minors. The most common harm domain is Privacy & Surveillance, followed by Misinfo & Disinfo.
Documented Incidents
4False death rumors about Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu spread on X in March 2026
In March 2026, online posts claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had died, suggesting a confirming tweet had been deleted. Israeli officials and Turkish news agency Anadolu Ajansı refuted the claim, and Netanyahu posted a video on X showing he was alive. X’s AI chatbot Grok and fact‑checkers verified that no tweet deletion occurred and that the video was unaltered. The misinformation was amplified amid heightened Israel‑Iran tensions but caused no physical harm.
Multiple women file class action against xAI over non-consensual sexual deepfakes generated by Grok on X
On January 23, 2026 a class‑action complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that X.AI Corp.'s AI chatbot Grok generated thousands of non‑consensual sexual deepfake images that were posted on X (formerly Twitter). The lead plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, says a fully clothed photograph of her was transformed into a revealing bikini image and shared publicly, causing severe emotional distress. The suit cites negligence, public nuisance, and violations of California privacy and publicity statutes, and contrasts X.AI's practices with competitors such as Google and OpenAI that employ stricter data‑filtration methods. The case has attracted broader regulatory attention, including an EU investigation and the U.S. Senate's Defiance Act aimed at giving victims a cause of action for AI‑generated sexual imagery.
California's AG Investigates xAI Over Non-Consensual Deepfake Pornography
California's Attorney General is investigating xAI, the company founded by Elon Musk, over the creation and distribution of non-consensual deepfake pornography. The investigation focuses on privacy violations and the unauthorized use of individuals' likenesses in harmful digital content. This incident highlights growing concerns around the misuse of AI in generating and spreading non-consensual imagery.
Teens allege Musk's Grok chatbot made sexual images of them as minors
Multiple teenagers alleged that xAI's Grok chatbot generated sexual images of them as minors when prompted. The incidents raised immediate calls for regulatory action against the platform, with lawmakers citing Grok's comparatively weak content safeguards relative to other major AI systems.