US appeals court blocks Minnesota’s AI ‘nudification’ law for now in XAI lawsuit
The court said xAI can keep challenging the statute, which Minnesota says was enacted to curb AI-generated child sexual abuse material.
- On Friday, the St. Louis-based 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals granted an injunction halting Minnesota's ban on AI-generated fake nude images, pausing the measure while xAI pursues a lawsuit alleging it violates the US Constitution.
- Minnesota adopted the "nudification" law this year to combat the spread of child sexual abuse material generated by AI products, while xAI alleges the restriction infringes upon free speech protections.
- US District Judge Donovan Frank rejected the company's initial request for an injunction last month, ruling xAI failed to show irreparable harm; the firm disputed this finding in its appeal.
- Grok Imagine includes "rigorous protections" against creating sexualized images of real people, according to the company, which has begun suing users who allegedly evade these technological blockers.
- The injunction keeps the state law on hold for now as the legal challenge continues; Minnesota had urged the appeals court not to block the measure, and both parties did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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Hanford Sentinel
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Minnesota's first AI fake-nude ban is on hold as xAI presses free-speech fight
Minnesota's bid to stop AI-made fake nude images has hit a legal pause, intensifying a courtroom clash over online exploitation and speech protections. That freeze leaves the state's first-of-its-kind measure unenforced as Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI presses its challenge. Here's what to know A one-sentence order from the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, issued without any explanation, has put Minnesota's AI "nudification" …
Duluth News Tribune
Federal appeals court pauses Minnesota’s AI nudification technology ban
The win for Elon Musk’s xAI company comes after a series of losses from federal judges denying attempts to block the law.
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