Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has filed a federal lawsuit against Minnesota, challenging a pioneering state law that prohibits “nudify” apps capable of creating AI-powered fake, sexualized images of individuals.
CBS News reports that the lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, targets legislation signed by Gov. Tim Walz (D) earlier this year that bans access to so-called nudification technology. The law, designated as HF 1606, is scheduled to take effect in August and represents the first state-level attempt to regulate this specific application of artificial intelligence.
Musk’s lawsuit contends that the statute violates First Amendment protections by imposing what xAI characterizes as an overly broad, content-based restriction on free...
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