Musk’s xAI loses court bid to block Minnesota's AI ‘nudification’ ban

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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 : Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI on Friday failed to convince a federal judge to block a new Minnesota state law that restricts AI tools from creating realistic fake nude images.

U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank rejected xAI's request for a preliminary injunction against the law, which took effect on Aug. 1 and prohibits website operators, software developers and others from allowing users to "nudify" images of identifiable people using AI technology.

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