California, Arizona launch investigations into Grok

(The Center Square) – Attorneys general in California and Arizona have launched investigations into xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok and its imagery of adults and minors.

“Recent reporting has raised serious concerns that the chatbot may have been used to create non-consensual and exploitative images,” said Richie Taylor, communications director for Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, responding by email to questions from The Center Square.

Taylor linked the response to a Wired article that details how Grok allegedly created “violent, sexual imagery of adults” and “sexualized videos of apparent minors.”

“These reports and others are what led to the offi...