Doe v X.AI Corp

Doe 1 v. X.AI Corp. (Case No. 5:26-cv-02246, N.D. Cal.) is a class action lawsuit filed on March 16, 2026, alleging that xAI's Grok AI model generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM) deepfakes using real photographs of minors.<ref name="lieffcabraser">Lieff Cabraser, "LCHB Files Class Action o/b/o Minor Victims Alleging xAI's Grok Generated and Profited from AI Sexual Exploitation Images and Videos," March 2026</ref><ref name="prokopiev">Prokopiev Law, "Minors File Class Action Against xAI Over Grok CSAM Deepfakes in California," March 2026</ref>

Parties

Plaintiffs

Jane Doe 1 — minor whose real image was used to generate CSAM via Grok
Jane Doe 2 — minor victim
Jane Doe 3 — minor victim
Putative class: All U.S. persons whose real minor images were altered by Grok into sexualized images or videos<ref name="lieffcabraser" />

Defendants

X.AI Corp.<ref name="prokopiev" />
X.AI LLC<ref name="prokopiev" />

Counsel for plaintiffs: Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein.<ref name="lieffcabraser" />

Court

Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Jose Division)<ref name="prokopiev" />
Judge: Not yet assigned; plaintiffs filed motion to relate case to prior matter for potential same-judge assignment (Docket No. 3)<ref name="prokopiev" />

Claims

Masha's Law (18 U.S.C. § 2255) — civil remedy for child sexual exploitation victims<ref name="lieffcabraser" />
Trafficking Victims Protection Act<ref name="lieffcabraser" />
California state law claims — negligence, products liability<ref name="prokopiev" />

Relief sought: Damages, punitive damages, and injunctive relief.<ref name="lieffcabraser" />

Factual Background

The complaint alleges that Grok's "Spicy Mode" — a feature restricted to paid subscribers — enabled users to upload real photographs of minors and generate photorealistic nude and sexually explicit images and videos.<ref name="lieffcabraser" /> Reports indicate Grok generated approximately 3 million sexualized images and 23,000 apparent child depictions in late 2025–early 2026 before xAI restricted the feature after public exposure.<ref name="lieffcabraser" /><ref name="cybernews">Cybernews, "Teens sue xAI: Grok AI-generated child porn," March 2026</ref>

The California Attorney General launched an investigation into xAI/Grok on January 14, 2026, citing nonconsensual deepfake intimate images of women, girls, and children.<ref name="agpress">California AG Press Release, January 14, 2026</ref>

One perpetrator who used Grok to generate CSAM was arrested; CSAM was reported to NCMEC.<ref name="lieffcabraser" />

Procedural History

Date	Docket No.	Event
March 16, 2026	1	Complaint filed (44 pages; filing fee $405; nature of suit 360 P.I.: Other Personal Injury)<ref name="prokopiev" />
March 16, 2026	3	Motion to relate case to prior matter filed<ref name="prokopiev" />

No answer, motion to dismiss, or other responsive filing by xAI has been reported as of April 2026.<ref name="prokopiev" />

Significance

This is one of the first class action lawsuits alleging that an AI model directly generated CSAM from real minors' images, raising novel questions about:

AI company liability for model outputs that violate federal child exploitation laws
Adequacy of safety guardrails in commercial AI products
Scope of civil remedies under Masha's Law and the TVPA for AI-generated CSAM
Product liability theories applied to generative AI

Related Cases

xAI v. Bonta — xAI's challenge to California AI Transparency Law (separate proceeding)

References