Judge denies xAI's request to block Minnesota ban on 'nudify' apps
TC: A federal judge denied xAI's request to block Minnesota's ban on AI nudification apps.
Why it matters
- First judicial denial of Musk's 'sue his way out' Grok-reckoning strategy.
- Materially strengthens state-level authority to restrict AI-nudify tooling.
- Direct extension of the SF nudify cease-and-desist and high-school 59-classmate story.
- Sets a reference precedent for the state-vs-frontier-lab first-amendment fight.