Nudification law to go into effect Saturday after judge denies delay request from Musk’s AI company

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 31, 2026

Words: 369

Last Updated: 2 days, 22 hours ago

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A new Minnesota law banning the use of technology that creates sexually explicit images or videos of a person without their consent will go into effect Saturday after a federal judge rejected the request of an Elon Musk AI company to delay the law’s enforcement.

U.S. District Court Judge Donovan Frank denied a request from xAI, which developed the Grok chatbot, to sign off on a temporary restraining order, citing the lawsuit’s timing.

“xAI filed …

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