Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues his AI company over Grok deepfake images
Ashley St Clair, mother of Musk’s son, Romulus, sues over ‘pain and mental distress’ caused by fake AI images.
![Last week X blocked Grok’s ability to generate and edit images for many users but watchdogs say sexualised images were still produced [File: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2026-01-09T190213Z_1139857795_RC2SZHA1AZOO_RTRMADP_3_XAI-GROK-USA-1768407184.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![Musk downplayed concerns about the content Grok produces. He posted laughing emojis in response to synthetic images of public figures in bikinis [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/2025-02-16T142607Z_263064880_RC2PVCA4ZVJM_RTRMADP_3_XAI-AI-1767716505.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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EU flags ‘appalling’ child-like deepfakes generated by X’s Grok AI
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