Social Network According to the company, he misused the Grok AI system to create images of child sexual abuse. In the action, filed on Tuesday (14) in a federal court in Texas, xAI claims that Terry Harwood violated the platform's terms of use. The case is among the first in which an artificial intelligence company sues a user for allegedly using an AI tool to generate sexually explicit content. Contact details for Harwood, arrested in February, were not immediately available. xAI also did not immediately respond to a request for comment made by the press this Wednesday (15). Grok is accused of allowing deepfakes without consent The lawsuit comes amid increased international pressure on the company over accusations that Grok has allowed the creation of sexualized deepfakes without consent - highly realistic videos or images produced by artificial intelligence. In the legal action, xAI states that it combats this type of use with measures such as suspension and closure of accounts, in addition to reporting suspected cases of child sexual abuse material to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). According to the company, in 2026 alone, 52,222 accounts were suspended and 73,604 complaints were sent to NCMEC, which would have contributed to at least 244 arrests. Grok, artificial intelligence created by Elon Musk REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Criminal used doctored photos xAI alleges that Harwood sent ordinary images of adults and minors to Grok and tried to use the tool to create sexually explicit deepfakes from them. The company also claims he produced false sexual images of non-consenting adults. In the process, xAI asks for compensation, the amount of which was not disclosed, and requests that the Court definitively ban Harwood from using Grok. "The defendant's conduct was a deliberate plan to transform the plaintiff's tool into an instrument for criminal purposes, exposing real victims to deep and lasting harm, in addition to causing legal risks and damage to the company's reputation," xAI stated in the action.