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U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank allows Minnesota nudification law to proceed despite xAI lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank ruled that Minnesota's new law banning "nudification" technology will take effect on Saturday, rejecting a request from xAI to delay its enforcement. The law, the first of its kind in the United States, targets apps and websites that allow users to generate non-consensual sexualized images of real people. While xAI argues the statute is overbroad and infringes on First Amendment free speech rights, the court focused on the timing of the lawsuit. Judge Frank noted that xAI filed its motion nearly three months after the law was signed, suggesting that harm was not immediate. The law imposes a $500,000 fine on AI platforms for each instance a user generates a sexually explicit image without consent. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison defended the law, stating that AI nudification robs people of their dignity. xAI maintains that it already enforces rules against violators through account suspensions and technological blockers to prevent unwanted sexual content.

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