Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an investigation of Elon Musk's company xAI, alleging a "breeding ground for predators to spread nonconsensual sexually explicit AI deepfakes."

California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched an investigation Wednesday into xAI and its AI model Grok over allegations the technology is being used to create non-consensual sexually explicit images of women and children.

The state will examine whether xAI, which owns the social media platform X and created the A.I. chatbot Grok, violated state law.

California's Department of Justice opens investigation into Elon Musk's Grok, for its use in creating sexual images of women and young girls.

The social media platform X said it was blocking Grok from generating sexualized and naked images of real people on its platforms in certain locations.

After the social media app's AI chatbot started generating sexualized images of women and children, two countries have blocked it and several more have launched investigations.

Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office is looking into whether a new AI image editing tool from Elon Musk’s company violates California law.

Elon Musk’s X has stopped its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot undressing women in photos after Britain threatened to ban the site.

The announcement comes just days after Grok drew global outcry and scrutiny for generating highly sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent.