Three Tennessee teenagers filed a proposed class action lawsuit on Monday against Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, alleging that the company's Grok AI chatbot generated sexualized images and videos of them as minors.

The lawsuit, first reported by The Washington Post, accuses Musk and other xAI executives of knowing that Grok would produce AI-generated child sexual abuse material. The plaintiffs are seeking to represent anyone who had real images of themselves as minors altered into sexual content by the AI system.

The legal action represents one of the first major lawsuits targeting an AI company specifically over the generation of sexualized content involving minors. The case highlights growing concerns about AI systems' ability to create realistic but fabricated images and videos without subjects' consent.

Grok is xAI's AI chatbot that competes with other large language models in the market. The company, founded by Musk, has positioned itself as offering a more open alternative to other AI platforms.

The lawsuit seeks class action status, indicating the plaintiffs believe other minors may have been similarly affected by Grok's image generation capabilities. The case could set important precedents for how courts handle AI-generated content involving minors and the responsibilities of AI companies in preventing such uses of their technology.