GoKawiilUK MP Jess Asato sues xAI over Grok deepfake images made without her consent
Labour MP Jess Asato is taking legal action against Elon Musk's xAI, alleging the company's Grok tool used her image without consent to generate explicit deepfakes, including one depicting a sexual assault. Asato says she reported the images to X but the platform repeatedly dismissed her complaints, prompting her to pursue the matter in court instead.
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The case could test whether AI companies can be held legally accountable for harms caused by content their tools generate, potentially setting a precedent beyond this single dispute. Asato's background campaigning against online abuse of women and girls suggests she sees this as part of a broader fight over consent and corporate responsibility as AI-generated imagery becomes easier to produce and harder to police.
- Jess Asato is suing xAI over Grok-generated deepfake images of her, one depicting an apparent sexual assault.
- She says X dismissed her complaints when she reported the content, pushing her toward legal action.
- The lawsuit could help determine how courts assign liability to AI firms for abusive content their tools produce.
Source: wired.com — Rosie Swash, 2026-10-27
Published there as: “UK Politician Jess Asato Got Deepfaked. Now She’s Taking xAI to Court”
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