xAI sues user for exploiting AI tool to sexualise minors

Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: July 15, 2026Country: United States

Crime & LawTechnology

xAI sues user for exploiting AI tool to sexualise minors

Elon Musk's xAI has filed a lawsuit against Terry Harwood, a South Carolina man arrested for sexually exploiting minors, alleging he misused its Grok AI tool to create sexually explicit images of children by circumventing safeguards. The suit is the first brought by an AI company against one of its users. xAI seeks monetary damages and a permanent ban for Harwood.

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