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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 20 MIN

Her Client Was Deepfaked. She Says xAI Is to Blame.

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Ashley St. Clair, a conservative influencer who had a child with Elon Musk, sued Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, alleging that its chatbot Grok generated and shared nonconsensual, sexually explicit images of her. St. Clair’s lawsuit is emblematic of the thorny legal issues that surround new AI tools and deepfakes. It also confronts the question: Who is responsible for the content that users prompt chatbots to create? Jessica Mendoza spoke with St. Clair’s lawyer, Carrie Goldberg, about the lawsuit. Further Listening: - Why Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot Went Rogue - How Elon Musk Pulled X Back From the Brink Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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