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The amended complaint was filed on behalf of five anonymous child plaintiffs, three of them from Tennessee. The lawsuit alleges the children’s photographs were used to create such material without their knowledge or consent, and that the companies failed to implement safeguards that could have prevented the alleged misuse. It specifically references Grok’s optional Spicy Mode. Both companies deny the allegations and the case remains pending. xAI has since stated it implemented technological measures restricting the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing and limited image creation to paid subscribers. 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