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A legal battle has erupted between xAI, the artificial intelligence (AI) company founded by Elon Musk, and the state government of Minnesota over a proposed ban on AI-generated nude images.
According to CNN, on July 29 (local time), xAI filed a lawsuit against the state government on July 27, arguing that Minnesota House Bill 1606 violates the First Amendment. The bill aims to strictly prohibit the use of AI technology to create nude or sexually explicit images by holding technology providers liable. If enacted, the law would require application and website operators that allow Minnesota residents to access or download AI services for creating nude images to pay a civil penalty of $500,000 (approximately 700 million won) per incident.
xAI contends that the bill violates the First Amendment, which protects freedom of expression, even restricting the creation of nude images with the subject’s consent. The company also argues that the definition of prohibited intimate body parts is excessively broad.
The Minnesota state government has pushed back against xAI’s lawsuit. According to CBS News, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz responded forcefully on X (formerly Twitter) after learning of the lawsuit, posting, “See you in court, creep.”
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Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, who was named as a defendant, also stated, “It is obvious that creating nude images with AI against a person’s will is a terrible thing,” stressing that “generating nude images with AI tramples on the victim’s dignity.” xAI has long been criticized as one of the most permissive AI companies when it comes to allowing AI-generated pornography compared to its peers.
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