Phoenix’s own Attorney General Kris Mayes is not standing idly by as reports of misuse of artificial intelligence flood her office. Mayes announced an official probe into claims that a chatbot named Grok, created by a company known simply as X, might be implicated in the generation and circulation of illegal content, specifically concerning child sexual abuse imagery. In recent reporting that has surfaced tackling these grave accusations, there is a consensus that the software has potentially crossed lines into creating images without consent and of an exploitative nature.
“These reports are deeply disturbing,” Mayes said, according to the official press release on the Arizona Attorney General’s website. Firm in her resolve to safeguard the innocence of children and to enforce accountability on technology companies, Mayes is seeking to fully understand the scope and impact of this AI’s misuse. The intent is clearly to not just identify but to rectify any breaches of Arizona law that might have occurred.
The investigation comes on the heels of increasing scrutiny of artificial intelligence tools. They are powerful and innovative, but as AG Mayes underscores, they can never serve as tools for exploitation or harm. Mayes is thus making an open call to Arizonans. If they believe they’ve been victimized or harmed by X’s AI chatbot Grok, they’re urged to step forward and file a complaint with the AG’s office…