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xAI Sues Minnesota Over AI Nudification Ban
Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, is suing the state of Minnesota.
Minnesota passed a law that stops people from using AI to make fake nude pictures of real people without their permission.
The law says companies that make the AI tools could be fined $500,000 for each bad picture.
xAI says the law is too broad and hurts free speech.
The state says the law protects people’s dignity and stops harmful images.
xAI sued Minnesota over a law banning AI nudification tech effective Aug. 1, 2024.
The law imposes $500,000 fines per violation and covers non‑consensual AI‑generated nude images, even those with consent.
xAI claims the law is overbroad, violates the First Amendment, lacks a safe‑harbor provision, and defines "intimate part" too broadly.
xAI says it already blocks such content through Grok safeguards, geoblocking, account suspensions, and CSAM reporting.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison defends the law, calling AI nudification appalling and harmful.
- Who
- xAI and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
- What
- lawsuit over Minnesota's AI nudification law
- Where
- Minnesota, United States
- When
- filed Monday, August 1, 2024
- Why
- xAI argues the law is overbroad, violates free speech, and imposes excessive penalties
Key facts
- Company sued
- xAI
- State law
- Minnesota AI nudification ban
- Effective date
- August 1, 2024
- Penalty per violation
- $500,000
- First Amendment claim
- Yes
Quotes
xAI represented in a January statement
Representative of xAI, operator of AI model Grok
“"We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis, underwear and other revealing attire,"”
CNBC TV 18
“the statute “imposes an overbroad, content‑based ban on free speech and the tools of visual expression in a clumsy attempt to prohibit ‘nudification’.””
livemint.com
Keith Ellison
Minnesota Attorney General
“"But I know that using AI to generate nude images of people against their will is appalling. There are plenty of worthy debates to have about AI policy. This is not one of them. AI nudification robs the target of their dignity and can cause immense harm on an emotional, personal, and professional level,"”
CNBC TV 18
wionews.com
Sources
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