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Woman claims her stepfather used Grok to transform childhood photo into explicit imagery
techcrunch.com/2026/08/15/woman-claims-her-stepfather-used-grok-to-transform-childhood-photo-into-explicit-imagery/
Two things, 1. I’m a little confused by all the “she claims” and “alleged” language. I think it would be easy to verify the images exist, in which case the only claims up in the air is who actually created the images, and 2. I feel like if we lived in a healthy society, people would say “wow that’s what these tools are being used for? Then I swear off of them until they can be made safe at a minimum.” The degree to which people just dgaf will never not be shocking to me, but they especially dgaf what happens to women and children
In America, legally you are innocent until proven guilty in court. Therefore, news organizations need to leave in this ambiguity to avoid any slander or libel suits, especially if it turns out to be a false accusation
Unless youre not white. Then its guilty until proven innocent.
Right, so they can say “over 7,000 child abuse images of her were created, allegedly by her step father” but they don’t. They make it sound like her entire claim is in doubt.
The dude committed suicide two days after the cops raided him. So at most, it would be his estate suing people for libel/slander. But you usually need to prove damages (like losing your job, or being forced to move) to win a slander lawsuit, and it’s hard to claim that a dead guy was monetarily damaged by someone saying things about him.
Well a newspapers lawyer will be very upset if you give anyone any legal opening to sue
I don’t use AI, so I guess I’m the person you wish existed?
But this is already against numerous laws, Elon is a felon in multiple countries because of Grok’s paid csam generation, it’s an illegal business model.
The rich have successfully diverged from the legal system.
Yep, and Elon Musk faces legal trouble in EU countries like France. As our country collapses, he may become unable to shield himself from the consequences of his crimes.
The UK had a prime minister who made his reputation as a prosecutor. He didn’t do shiiiiit about grok.
Politicians work for money, and it’s an open auction.
The UK is no longer an EU country.
I definitely didn’t mean that I wish there was just one individual person who swore off AI haha I’m definitely aware that is a thing, but I’m glad to hear it anyway