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media-and-technology2 days ago•1 min saved

Gibney's 'Musk' Documentary Frames Billionaire as Chaotic Narcissist Amid Legal Threats

Alex Gibney's nearly four-hour documentary 'Musk' opens in US theaters on October 9, presenting a critical portrait of the tech billionaire as a chaotic figure who thrives on intensity. The film, which excludes Musk's direct participation, features interviews with his ex-wife Justine Musk and former partner Ashley St. Clair, alongside a computer-generated avatar of Musk. While Gibney faces defamation threats from Musk's legal team over claims regarding the 2024 election, the documentary highlights Musk's shifting political alliances and aggressive management styles at companies like xAI and Tesla.

via Business Insider|

#alex-gibney #documentary #elon-musk

technology-and-law4 days ago

8th Circuit Halts Minnesota AI Nudification Law in xAI Appeal

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a temporary injunction pausing enforcement of Minnesota’s ban on AI-generated 'nudification' images. The ruling, issued on October 2, 2026, reverses a lower court decision that had allowed the law to take effect on August 1. The pause applies to xAI, the artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, which challenged the statute as a violation of the First Amendment. While the law remains in legal limbo, xAI’s Grok Imagine tool can currently generate sexualized images without facing the state’s civil penalties. Minnesota officials have vowed to continue defending the legislation in subsequent proceedings.

via CBS News|

#ai-regulation #first-amendment #grok-imagine

technology8 days ago•3 min saved

AI chatbots strip hijabs from images in tests, exposing gaps in religious protection

The Guardian tested major AI chatbots and found that ChatGPT and Grok readily removed hijabs from images of Muslim women, while Claude refused and Gemini complied only when asked to make the subject look 'western.' This highlights inconsistent safeguards against religious harassment, following a viral incident involving a French politician.

via The Guardian|

#ai-ethics #digital-harassment #muslim-rights

technology15 days ago•9 min saved

OpenAI Admits Apple's ChatGPT Integration Failed to Drive User Growth

OpenAI court filings reveal that the ChatGPT integration in Apple's Siri 'persistently underperformed' since its December 2024 launch. The partnership failed to generate significant new users or subscriptions, leading OpenAI to cut forecasts and request exclusivity, which Apple refused. This failure contrasts with Apple's recent pivot to Google's Gemini models for its new Siri AI, while OpenAI seeks to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's xAI.

via MacRumors|

#antitrust #apple #openai

politics29 days ago•7 min saved

Pundit’s anti-AI posts clash with undisclosed xAI stake

Conservative podcaster Katie Miller spent months railing against AI tools like ChatGPT on X while privately owning more than $500,000 to $1 million in Elon Musk’s xAI, a financial stake she did not publicly disclose until a White House disclosure tied to her husband surfaced. FTC guidelines could require disclosure of such a financial motivation behind endorsements, experts say. Miller maintains she posts for the love of the game and wasn’t paid for posts, but the article notes her influence with the Trump administration and prior roles linked to Musk and xAI, highlighting broader concerns about influencer-finance conflicts in tech policy.

via The Washington Post|

#ai-industry #conflicts-of-interest #disclosures

technology1 month ago•2 min saved

Judge Allows Minnesota's Nudification Ban to Stand as xAI Challenge Proceeds

Federal Judge Donovan Frank denied Elon Musk's xAI bid for a preliminary injunction to stop Minnesota's new nudification ban, ruling xAI failed to prove irreparable harm, so the law remains in effect while the lawsuit continues. The statute imposes up to $500,000 penalties for unlawful nudification of images, and future court hearings will decide whether the first-of-its-kind law violates free speech or other rights, with potential broader implications beyond Minnesota.

via 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS|

#court #injunction #minnesota

technology1 month ago•6 min saved

Lawsuit Accuses Grok of Training on CSAM, Expanding Musk AI Controversy

A new class-action lawsuit alleges Elon Musk’s Grok AI was trained on child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including depictions of the plaintiff, Jane Doe. The filing claims CSAM was part of training data used by xAI to develop Grok, with hash-listed material from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and notifications from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, and argues that public posts on X feed into Grok’s training pipeline. The suit seeks class-action status, destruction of any Grok-generated CSAM, and measures to prevent further generation. It notes prior reporting on related CSAM datasets but does not confirm those datasets were used, and it frames the case as a landmark challenge to xAI’s training practices.

via Boing Boing|

#ai-training-data #csam #elon-musk

technology1 month ago•4 min saved

OpenAI ends Cursor deal over trust concerns with Musk-led SpaceX/XAI

OpenAI is terminating its contract with Cursor, the coding startup recently acquired by SpaceX, citing trust concerns about whether SpaceX would use OpenAI's technology within its terms of service; Cursor’s access to OpenAI models will be shut off on November 12, and OpenAI says it will not provide future models like Astra to Cursor. The move follows ongoing tensions between Musk-backed ventures and OpenAI, though OpenAI stops short of accusing Cursor of violating terms.

via Business Insider|

#cursor #musk #openai

artificial-intelligence1 month ago•16 min saved

Grok Accused of Being Trained on CSAM in New Class-Action Lawsuit

A new proposed class-action accuses Elon Musk’s xAI and Grok of training its AI chatbot on child sexual abuse material (CSAM), alleging CSAM posted via Grok fed back into training to generate more abuse content; the plaintiff seeks damages and destruction of all Grok-generated CSAM, arguing there is no AI exception to federal child-protection laws. This is the first suit to claim Grok was trained on CSAM, following prior legal actions over safeguards and user abuse of the tool.

via Gizmodo|

#ai-training-data #artificial-intelligence #csam

technology1 month ago•6 min saved

xAI Turns Legal Tables, Suing Grok Users Over Deepfake CSAM

Elon Musk’s xAI has filed lawsuits against two Grok users—Bloodworth (Arkansas) and Harwood (South Carolina)—alleging breach of X’s terms by using Grok to create explicit images involving minors and seeking to recover legal costs and reputational damages. Both defendants also face criminal charges related to the alleged misuse. The move comes amid multiple CSAM-related lawsuits against Grok and a broader push by xAI to report abuse to authorities, even as victims and their lawyers argue the product itself enables harm and question the company’s safeguards.

via Politico|

#deepfakes #elon-musk #grok

technology1 month ago•5 min saved

Lawsuit alleges xAI trained Grok on CSAM, including AI-generated images

A plaintiff accuses Elon Musk’s xAI of training its Grok image/video generator on child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including AI-generated CSAM, using hashed survivor images; the suit seeks to halt Grok’s harmful outputs, destroy generated CSAM, and argues violations of federal CSAM laws and Masha’s Law, naming the survivor as Doe. The case is the first to target xAI for CSAM training, and xAI did not comment.

via Ars Technica|

#ai-training-data #csam #grok

technology1 month ago•2 min saved

Fourth Plaintiff Joins Suit Alleging Grok AI Generated CSAM

A Wyoming woman (Jane Doe 4) has joined a class-action accusing xAI’s Grok AI of generating thousands of sexually explicit images of her from childhood photos, including one based on an 11-year-old photo; the development expands a case already targeting Grok amid ongoing CSAM investigations by California authorities and the EU.

via Engadget|

#ai #csam #grok

technology1 month ago•9 min saved

Alleged AI-generated abuse images fuel federal lawsuit against Grok creator xAI

Jane Doe 4 says Grok, the AI chatbot from xAI, used to create and distribute more than 7,000 fake explicit images of her from a childhood photo, prompting an expanded federal lawsuit against xAI that also names other AI image tools; the case highlights how AI-enabled nonconsensual sexual imagery can be produced, the challenges for reporting and safety oversight, and ongoing legal uncertainties surrounding AI-generated content.

via The Washington Post|

#ai-safety #child-sexual-abuse-material #grok

business1 month ago•23 min saved

Nvidia’s $21B SpaceX Bet Turns a Chip Purchase into a Rocket Stake

Nvidia disclosed roughly a $21 billion stake in SpaceX after its $10 billion investment in xAI was folded into SpaceX via an all‑stock deal, with Musk confirming SpaceX will run its AI data centers on Nvidia’s Vera Rubin GPUs. The move creates a circular investment: Nvidia funds a key customer, that customer then buys Nvidia chips, boosting Nvidia’s equity stake as SpaceX grows. SpaceX and Intel together account for about 80% of Nvidia’s disclosed stock portfolio, giving Nvidia shareholders exposure to SpaceX’s rocket and Starlink ventures alongside its core chip business.

via 24/7 Wall St.|

#ai-infrastructure #business #nvidia

business1 month ago•2 min saved

Nvidia's SpaceX stake tops $21B as a tech-behind-the-scenes pact deepens

Nvidia said its SpaceX stake, gained via its investment in xAI, was about $21 billion at the end of Q2 based on 122.8 million SpaceX Class A shares; SpaceX recently IPOed and has seen volatility, with Nvidia’s stake now valued around $17.2 billion after a price drop from the end-June level. The holding is Nvidia’s second-largest behind Intel, and Musk has said SpaceX will exclusively use Nvidia AI chips in its data centers, with a sizable Vera Rubin GPU allocation expected next year.

via CNBC|

#ai-chips #business #ipo