Minnesota's 'nudify' law takes effect after xAI fails to block it
a federal judge denied xai's request to halt minnesota's ban on 'nudifying' apps, allowing the law to take effect immediately. the ruling leaves the ai firm's lawsuit proceeding against a statute that criminalizes the non-consensual use of generative models.
minnesota's first-in-the-nation ban on 'nudify' apps is now in effect after a federal judge rejected xai's emergency request to block the law. judge donovan frank ruled that the request, filed three days before the august 1 enforcement date, lacked urgency and failed to demonstrate immediate harm to xai's operations. this decision permits the state to criminalize the use of generative ai tools to create non-consensual sexual imagery while xai's broader lawsuit proceeds. the case highlights escalating legal battles between ai developers and state regulators attempting to curb deep-fake exploitation, setting a precedent for how far laws can go in regulating model outputs.