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Jan 23 • 3 months ago

Asking Grok to delete fake nudes may force victims to sue in Musk's chosen court

Millions likely harmed by Grok-edited sex images as X advertisers shrugged. ...

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Jan 17 • 4 months ago

Mother of one of Elon Musk’s offspring sues xAI over sexualized deepfakes

Claims Grok chatbot created "countless" sexual images of her without her consent. ...

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Jan 12 • 4 months ago

UK probes X over Grok CSAM scandal; Elon Musk cries censorship

Grok tests if UK can penalize platforms for sexualized deepfakes generated by AI. ...

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Jan 09 • 4 months ago

X’s half-assed attempt to paywall Grok doesn’t block free image editing

Faced with a ban in the United Kingdom, X pushes flawed fix to CSAM problem. ...

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Jan 08 • 4 months ago

Grok assumes users seeking images of underage girls have “good intent”

Expert explains how simple it could be to tweak Grok to block CSAM outputs. ...

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Jan 03 • 4 months ago

No, Grok can’t really “apologize” for posting non-consensual sexual images

Letting the unreliable Grok be its own "spokesperson" lets xAI off the hook. ...

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Jan 02 • 4 months ago

xAI silent after Grok sexualized images of kids; dril mocks Grok’s “apology”

xAI may be liable for Grok generating AI CSAM. ...

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Dec 04 • 5 months ago

Researchers find what makes AI chatbots politically persuasive

A massive study of political persuasion shows AIs have, at best, a weak effect. ...

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Oct 28 • 6 months ago

Senators move to keep Big Tech’s creepy companion bots away from kids

Big Tech immediately opposed the proposed law as "heavy-handed." ...

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Oct 17 • 7 months ago

Ars Live recap: Is the AI bubble about to pop? Ed Zitron weighs in.

Despite connection hiccups, we covered OpenAI's finances, nuclear power, and Sam Altman. ...

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Aug 29 • 8 months ago

The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality

AI assistants don't have fixed personalities—just patterns of output guided by humans. ...

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Aug 25 • 8 months ago

Elon Musk sues Apple and OpenAI, revealing his panic over OpenAI dominance

OpenAI slams Musk’s lawsuit as part of his "ongoing pattern of harassment." ...

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