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Judge Allows Minnesota Ban on 'Nudify' Apps
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- →This ruling highlights the legal challenges in regulating AI-generated content.
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A U.S. District Judge has denied xAI's request to block a Minnesota law banning 'nudify' apps, allowing the law to take effect. Judge Donovan Frank noted the timing of xAI's lawsuit, filed just days before the law's implementation, as a reason for the denial. The law, the first of its kind in the U.S., addresses concerns over non-consensual sexualized images, an issue exacerbated by xAI's Grok chatbot. While xAI claims the law is too broad, the ruling permits its enforcement as legal proceedings continue.
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