xAI Sues Minnesota Over Imminent Law Banning ‘Nudify’ Apps
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A new legal challenge from xAI, now part of SpaceX, sees the brand suing the state of Minnesota over a law that bans nudification apps. Nudify apps are any AI-powered tool that allows users to generate non-consensual sexual imagery of real people.The legal complaint from xAI against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison challenges the new law set to take effect on Saturday, August 1.xAI lawyers say the law “imposes an overbroad, content-based ban on free speech and the tools of visual expression in a clumsy attempt to prohibit 'nudification.'” xAI says it doesn't contest the law's intent, but it believes it goes "far beyond" its goal, "exposing a wide array of protected speech to civil liabilities and government sanctions." You May Also Like window.videoEmbeds = window.videoEmbeds ||…
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