xAI’s last-minute scramble to stop Minnesota’s anti-nudification app law

xAI is challenging a Minnesota law targeting apps that create nonconsensual nude or sexualized images, arguing it violates the First Amendment. The company says the law’s penalties give it “no practical choice” but to restrict Grok Imagine image-editing features.

The lawsuit highlights a growing clash between AI image platforms and state efforts to curb deepfake abuse, especially involving sexual content and minors. If xAI succeeds, it could limit how aggressively states regulate generative AI tools; if Minnesota prevails, similar laws may spread quickly.