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Nation's first AI nudification technology ban takes effect in Minnesota this summer
The law lets victims sue platforms and advertisers, while the attorney general can seek penalties of up to $500,000 per violation, officials said.
- Minnesota will become the first state to ban AI nudification technology when a new law takes effect August 1, 2026, allowing victims and the state to hold platforms accountable.
- Molly Kelley, 43, of Otsego, pushed for the legislation after learning in 2024 that her husband's friend used deepfake technology to create pornographic images of her and 85 other women.
- The ban passed 65-0 in the Senate and 132-1 in the House, addressing gaps in Minnesota's 2023 law that Kelley found insufficient because it lacked 'intentional dissemination' provisions.
- Attorney General Keith Ellison can collect penalties of up to $500,000 per violation, while survivors gain the right to sue platforms or advertisers facilitating non-consensual deepfake content.
- Targeting platforms rather than users, Senator Erin Maye Quade, DFL-Apple Valley, authored the bill to prevent the technology from existing, as these apps are often used by minors.
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Nation's first AI nudification technology ban takes effect in Minnesota this summer
One woman's personal experience of being targeted with the technology helped create the law, which goes into effect Aug. 1.
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