California AG cease-and-desist Letter: Bonta warns xAI over Grok deepfakes; Jan 20 deadline set

California’s Attorney General has issued a stern warning to Elon Musk’s xAI, demanding an immediate halt to its Grok chatbot generating sexually explicit deepfake images, particularly those involving minors. A cease-and-desist letter sets a January 20 deadline for compliance, threatening legal action under consumer protection laws for failing to prevent the creation and distribution of such harmful content.