Check out our June roundup of CAG in the news!
The lawsuits that could give AI its ‘Big Tobacco’ moment
Politico, June 6, 2026
Aaron Mak
Aaron Mak reports that the AI industry may be having its own “Big Tobacco moment” as a growing number of lawsuits challenge AI companies over the harms caused by their products. As our firm has done for over a decade when it comes to Big Tech and its lack of accountability its devastation, plaintiffs are arguing that chatbot companies knowingly designed and deployed products that create foreseeable risks while minimizing or concealing those dangers. Carrie is quoted in the article, speaking to the ways chatbots can exploit users’ mental health state given the interactive nature of the technology.
“We have somebody like a teenager using the AI bot as their therapist and confidant talking about suicide, and then it’s coaxing them into suicide, [and] in the next moment they die…It’s much easier to make the causal connection between the conduct that’s happening with the generative AI and the harm.” — Carrie Goldberg
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Next Step for CREEP – Governor Hochul’s Desk
On June 4th, the CREEP Act PASSED the New York State Legislature unanimously! We extend our deep gratitude to the advocates, survivors, and our primary sponsors Senator Andrew Gounardes and Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas who were critical in making this happen. The CREEP Act will modernize New York law, creating a civil pathway for survivors to seek protection from stalking, cyberstalking, digital harassment, deepfakes, and more. It will allow New York to join the 43 other states that provide its residents modern, comprehensive stalking protections regardless of how, why, and by whom they are being stalked.
Our bill passing unanimously is a huge milestone worth celebration, but the job is not finished. For CREEP to become law, we need Governor Kathy Hochul to sign it! That means we will continue building our coalition, gaining memos of support, and looking for ways to raise awareness. Check out media coverage below.
Assembly passes bill to close loopholes in stalking law
Legislative changes needed to close loopholes in NYS stalking laws, lawmakers say
New York Assembly Passes CREEP Act Unanimously, Advancing Landmark Legislation Expanding Victim’s Rights to Governor’s Desk
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Grok is doxing sex workers, and it should worry all of us
The Hill, June 11, 2026
Norma Buster
Our Chief of Staff Norma Buster wrote an op-ed about how Grok is doxing sex workers, and why everyone should worry. Earlier this year, it came out that Grok was doxing sex workers, most notably adult actress Siri Dahl, revealing her legal name to the public. Sex workers face dangers that make privacy not a preference but a lifeline. In her op-ed, Norma shares how both online and in-person sex workers invest so much in separating their professional persona and legal identity. Now, chatbots can undo all that proactive work in seconds. This is a warning for everyone – not just sex workers. We should ALL be worried.
“Most sex workers, both online and in-person, operate under pseudonyms. Many blur or conceal their faces in photos. They invest significant time, money and effort into maintaining separation between their professional persona and their legal identity. For many, exposure can mean losing housing and custody of children, or even their physical safety.
The fact that all of that privacy can be undone in a matter of seconds by an AI chatbot is a genuine crisis.” — Norma Buster
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Grok Is Still Hosting Sexualized Deepfakes of Famous Women
Wired, June 11, 2026
Matt Burgess
Months after Elon Musk company xAI said it would introduce restrictions to stop the creation of incredibly harmful sexualized deepfakes, Grok is still being used to produce and host nonconsensual explicit images and videos of women. We filed a lawsuit earlier this year on behalf of Ashley St. Clair against xAI after its AI chatbot Grok created and disseminated deepfakes of St. Clair.
“So there was instant publication of the digital nude images…And not only that, but the world’s richest man was promoting the nudification technology to his 240 million followers on X, monetizing it, and doing so on a platform that is for ages 13+.” — Carrie Goldberg
