Judge Rejects xAI Bid to Pause Minnesota's Nudification Ban, Law Takes Effect
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A federal judge has rejected xAI's request to temporarily halt Minnesota's new nudification law, allowing the ban to take effect. The law restricts the use of AI to create nude images of individuals without consent. xAI had sought to pause the law, but the court's decision means the state can begin enforcing it.
In Minnesota, a new law banning the use of artificial intelligence to create non-consensual nude images, known as nudification, has officially gone into effect after a federal judge denied xAI's motion for a preliminary injunction to pause its enforcement. The law targets deepfake-style tools that generate realistic nude imagery of real people without their permission. xAI, the company that develops the Grok AI model, had argued that the law was overly broad and burdened legitimate uses of AI technology. However, the court ruled in favor of the state, allowing the ban to be implemented. This decision marks a significant step in statewide efforts to combat AI-generated image abuse.
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