Minnesota's 'nudify' ban moves forward despite xAI lawsuit
Judge denies xAI's emergency block of Minnesota's AI 'nudify' app ban...
A U.S. District Judge has denied xAI’s emergency request to block Minnesota’s groundbreaking ban on AI-powered 'nudify' apps, allowing the law to take effect on August 1 while the lawsuit proceeds. Judge Donovan Frank ruled that xAI filed its temporary restraining order request nearly three months after the law was signed and just three days before its implementation, stating the delay suggested 'harm is not immediate.' The ban is the first of its kind in the United States and targets apps that generate non-consensual sexualized images.
xAI had argued the ban was 'overinclusive' and claimed less restrictive alternatives could achieve the same goals. The lawsuit comes after X (formerly Twitter) users leveraged xAI’s Grok chatbot to flood the platform with non-consensual sexualized deepfake images earlier this year, prompting investigations and bans. The ruling is a temporary setback for xAI’s legal challenge but doesn’t resolve the underlying dispute over the law’s constitutionality or scope.
- Minnesota’s ban on AI 'nudify' apps will take effect August 1 despite xAI’s lawsuit
- Judge ruled xAI filed its emergency request too late, only days before the law’s implementation
- The ban follows investigations into Grok users flooding X with non-consensual sexualized deepfake images
Why It Matters
First U.S. AI 'nudify' ban sets legal precedent for regulating deepfake tech amid growing misuse concerns