Musk’s xAI loses court bid to block Minnesota’s AI ‘nudification’ ban

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank rejected, opens new tab xAI’s request for a preliminary injunction against the law, which took effect on August 1 and prohibits website operators, software developers and others from allowing users to “nudify” images of identifiable people using AI technology.

 

Frank’s order said xAI failed to show it would suffer harm while it pursues a lawsuit alleging the new law violates the Constitution’s First Amendment by restricting protected expressive activity.

 

“The constitutional issues raised by ‌the ⁠parties are complex, particularly when considered in the context of this new technology and the risks that it poses to the public,” Frank wrote. “These issues deserve, and will receive, full consideration.”