The defendant used Grok to create sexualized images of adults and children, xAI says. Samuel Boivin/Shutterstock Space XAI (as x AI) has filed a lawsuit against Terry Wayne Harwood, a 67‑year‑old man from South Carolina whom the company has accused of using Grok to generate sexual images of real people without their consent.

In the complaint filed in Texas, it said that the defendant uploaded non‑sexual images of numerous adults and minors to his two x AI accounts from December 8, 2025 until February 18, 2026. He then asked Grok to alter the photos or to create new images and videos depicting the adults and children in them “in a pornographic manner or otherwise sexualizing them.” The company said that Grok refused to follow his prompts on “numerous occasions” but that he repeatedly submitted edited prompts to circumvent the AI’s safeguards.

In one example, x AI said Harwood uploaded a photo of a fully dressed girl around 10‑11 years old and then asked Grok to remove all of her clothing and make her do a “Playboy model impression” as she lay in bed. Grok refused his request, the lawsuit said, but he kept on submitting modified requests.

The filing is one of the first lawsuits brought by an AI company against a user, and it signals that x AI will sue over the misuse of Grok.