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California orders Musk’s xAI to stop generating sexual deepfakes immediately

Ellsworth Toohey
Jan 23, 2026
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Image: Elon Musk; Andrew Harnik / Shutterstock.com

California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent a cease and desist letter to xAI ordering Elon Musk’s company to stop creating and distributing nonconsensual sexual images, CalMatters reports. The letter cited “numerous examples of xAI taking ordinary, clothed images of women and children” and allowing users …

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