xAI Sues Grok User Over Alleged Child Abuse Deepfakes in Rare Move Against Its Own Customer

Elon Musk's xAI has filed suit in a Texas federal court against a South Carolina man it says misused its Grok chatbot to generate child sexual abuse material and non-consensual sexual deepfakes, an unusual case in which an AI developer is directly targeting one of its own users. The complaint, lodged on July 14, 2026, names Terry Wayne Harwood, 67, of Gray Court, South Carolina, and seeks unspecified monetary damages plus a permanent ban from Grok.