xAI Sues Minnesota Over Law Banning Nudify Apps
Elon Musk's xAI, now owned by SpaceX, has filed a lawsuit against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to challenge the state’s law banning nudify apps. The statute targets applications that allow users to generate non-consensual sexualized imagery and will go into effect soon with fines of up to $500,000 per violation. xAI argues in its federal court complaint that the Minnesota law imposes an overbroad content-based ban on free speech and tools for visual expression. The company claims it strictly prohibits users from generating nude or sexualized images without consent and has taken legal action against those who bypass its technological safeguards to do so. xAI is also facing a separate class-action lawsuit alleging misuse of its Grok AI chatbot in creating child sexual abuse materials. The law was championed by Minnesota state Sen. Erin Maye Quade following reports of individuals using social media photos without consent to create explicit content. The case adds another layer to the ongoing legal and ethical debate around AI-generated deepfakes.
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