Bonta's office demands that xAI immediately cease and desist from creating "digitized sexually explicit material" when the depicted individual didn't consent to it or if the individual is a minor. It also demanded that xAI stop "facilitating or aiding and abetting the creation... or publication of digitized sexually explicit material" of nonconsenting individuals and persons under 18 years of age.
On October 7, a TikTok account named @fujitiva48 posed a provocative question alongside their latest video. "What are your thoughts on this new toy for little kids?" they asked over 2,000 viewers, who had stumbled upon what appeared to be a TV commercial parody. The response was clear. "Hey so this isn't funny," wrote one person. "Whoever made this should be investigated."