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Elon Musk used real child porn (CSAM) to train his Al.

Allegations that xAI used child sexual abuse material (CSAM) to train its Grok AI are currently the subject of an active class-action lawsuit, but these claims remain legally unproven.

Grok Not Only Generates Child Porn but Was Also Trained on It New Lawsuit Claims

Grok Not Only Generates Child Porn but Was Also Trained on It New Lawsuit Claims

Source: gizmodo.com

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Key Evidence

Verified September 16, 2026
  • A class-action lawsuit filed in August 2026 alleges that xAI used CSAM to train the Grok AI model.

  • The claims remain unproven legal allegations and have not been verified by a court or independent research at this time.

  • Elon Musk has previously denied knowledge that his AI tools produced prohibited imagery involving underage individuals.

The reporting

What the Evidence Shows

In August 2026, a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk. The litigation alleges that the company knowingly incorporated datasets containing real child sexual abuse material into the training process for its Grok AI models. Plaintiffs, which reportedly include individuals identified as victims of child sexual abuse, contend that this training data has enabled the model to generate new sexualized imagery of them and other victims.gizmodo.comgizmodo.comGrok Not Only Generates Child Porn but Was Also Trained on It New Lawsuit ClaimsAs of September 16, 2026, the claim that Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, used Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) to train its Grok AI model is the subject of active class-action litigation filed in U.S. federal court Nature of the Allegation:...mashable.commashable.comGrok Lawsuit Child Sexual Abuse Materials Training DataNature of the Allegation: In August 2026, a proposed class-action lawsuit was filed against xAI, alleging that the company knowingly trained its Grok AI models on datasets containing real CSAM

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Grok Not Only Generates Child Porn but Was Also Trained on It New Lawsuit Claims

gizmodo.com
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Grok Lawsuit Child Sexual Abuse Materials Training Data

mashable.com
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Xai Grok Csam Class Action Lawsuit

cyberscoop.com
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