Elon Musk’s xAI Sues Minnesota Days Before State Ban on AI Nudification Apps

Photo: President Donald Trump participates in a press conference with departing DOGE adviser Elon Musk, Friday, May 30, 2025, in the Oval Office. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Molly Riley via Flickr. US government work. Article by Matt Growcoot. PetaPixel – July 30, 2026.

xAI, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company that’s behind Grok, has sued Minnesota just days before the state’s landmark bill banning nudification apps comes into effect. Minnesota passed the first-in-the-nation law in April, becoming the first state to ban the creation of AI-generated non-consensual intimate images. It is scheduled to become law on August 1. xAI filed a lawsuit on Monday in a federal court against Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, saying that the law is overly broad and expands to body parts that are routinely shown in public. […]

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