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Judge rejects Musk bid to halt Minnesota ban on AI nudifying
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Fusion42 · 4 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
A federal judge denied Elon Musk's xAI preliminary injunction request against Minnesota’s pioneering ban on AI-generated nonconsensual nudification, affirming the state's right to regulate AI image manipulation to prevent harm.
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Minnesota has set a legal precedent banning AI tools that create nonconsensual nude images, which you must account for if your AI product involves image generation in the US. This raises the urgency to build or update compliance controls to maintain market access and avoid costly penalties.
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