Court upholds Minnesota ban on AI nudification
A federal judge denied xAI's request for a preliminary injunction, upholding Minnesota's HF 1606 ban on AI tools that create realistic nudity from photos of identifiable people and allowing regulators to begin enforcing fines of up to $500,000 per image. Judge Donovan Frank said the public interest favors the state and described the law as a democratically passed civil statute addressing harms from AI-nudification, while noting complex First Amendment questions remain. xAI sued late and its temporary restraining order was denied; the company plans to appeal to the 8th Circuit, which could influence future state regulation of generative AI.
Minnesota's AI nudification ban stands and fines can be enforced
Context
Minnesota passed HF 1606 this spring and the governor signed it. xAI sued days before the law took effect and sought emergency relief that the judge denied. The company will ask the 8th Circuit to review the denial.
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