Elon Musk’s xAI is asking a federal judge to force four plaintiffs to use their real names in a proposed class action over alleged Grok-generated sexualized deepfakes. The plaintiffs are currently listed under pseudonyms, including South Carolina Doe, South Carolina Roe, New Jersey Doe and Ohio Doe. They argue that public identification could increase harassment, worsen emotional harm and potentially force them to abandon the case. According to court filings reported by Wired, the plaintiffs offered to share their identities with xAI privately while keeping pseudonyms on the public docket. xAI’s attorneys argue that civil lawsuits generally require parties to be named and that the public has an interest in knowing who is suing the company. The company also said the disputed images will remain under seal, arguing that revealing the plaintiffs’ names alone does not create the type of privacy concern that requires anonymity. The plaintiffs pushed back with sworn statements describing emotional distress and fears of further harm. One plaintiff said an alleged manipulated image showed them in a revealing bikini in a way they would never share publicly. Another said trolls used Grok to harass them after they asked that the AI not generate images of them without consent. The plaintiffs’ attorney accused xAI of trying to intimidate them into dropping the litigation. The takeaway: the case could become an important test of privacy, anonymity and accountability in AI-generated deepfake lawsuits.