OLYMPIA, WA — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general urging xAI to immediately prevent its AI chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.

In a letter sent Thursday, the attorneys general said xAI’s chatbot, Grok, which operates on the X platform, has recently been capable of producing sexually explicit images of individuals without consent, including content involving children. The group said the material can be generated quickly and has contributed to harassment and exploitation.

Brown said the use of AI tools to create such content raises serious legal and public safety concerns, noting that the bipartisan coalition is seeking accountability from the company.

The letter states that users have prompted Grok to digitally alter images by placing real people, particularly women and children, into sexualized scenarios without permission. Attorneys general also expressed concern that xAI previously promoted permissive content generation, suggesting the issue may be systemic.

While xAI has implemented limited safeguards, the attorneys general said they want assurances that protections are effective, durable, and consistently enforced. They also urged compliance with the federal Take It Down Act, which is set to take effect in May 2026.

Under Washington law, distributing intimate images without consent — including fabricated or “deepfake” images — is illegal, and possession or distribution of child sexual abuse material is a felony, including computer-generated depictions.

The coalition is demanding that xAI prevent Grok from generating illegal content, remove previously created material, take action against users who produce it, and give X users control over whether their content can be altered by the chatbot.