Elon Musk’s xAI has filed its first lawsuit against a user, Terry Wayne Harwood, accused of generating child sexual abuse material (CSAM) using its Grok chatbot. The lawsuit alleges Harwood used two xAI accounts to create illegal content, including images of a minor, between December and February, in violation of xAI's terms of service.

This action follows a proposed class action lawsuit where children alleged harm from Grok-generated content. In that case, xAI was accused of refusing to cooperate with police to identify users uploading harmful images. xAI's lawsuit against Harwood aims to establish that users, not the company, are liable for AI-generated illegal content, framing Grok as a "neutral tool" subject to user control.

The company argues that Harwood "flagrantly violated" its rules and circumvented safeguards. Harwood faces charges in South Carolina for distributing CSAM through an AI platform. xAI seeks damages and a court ruling confirming user liability for Grok-generated CSAM, potentially impacting future legal defenses.