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A federal appeals court has temporarily halted Minnesota’s recently enacted law banning the creation of nonconsensual sexualized images using artificial intelligence. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted an injunction requested by Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, on Friday. This decision overturns a previous lower court ruling and allows xAI to continue its appeal while the ban is paused. Minnesota’s law imposes civil penalties of up to $500,000 for companies that create such images without consent.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-04,
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In early October, Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI successfully appealed to the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which blocked Minnesota's new law banning AI-generated fake nude images. This injunction halts enforcement while xAI's legal challenge against the statute continues. The state's "anti-nudification" law, effective since August 1st, prohibits website operators and software developers from allowing users to create realistic images depicting intimate body parts of identifiable individuals without their consent. Minnesota passed the legislation unanimously in May with near-universal support in both chambers; it imposes a civil penalty of up to $500,000 for violations. xAI argues that this law violates free speech protections under the US Constitution.
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Minnesota's law
has been put on hold after a federal appeals court sided with Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company.
asserted
court → put → company
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday granted an injunction sought by xAI, pausing enforcement of the law while the company's appeal moves forward.
asserted
appeal → grant → law
The court issued a brief, one-sentence order and did not explain its reasoning.
asserted
court → issue → reasoning
In early September, a lower court ruled the law could
, but the appeals court overturned that decision.
uncertain
court → rule → decision
The first-of-its-kind law bans the process of taking someone's real picture and using AI to turn it into a pornographic or sexual image.
asserted
law → ban → image
The bill passed unanimously in the state Senate earlier this year and was supported by all but one lawmaker in the House.
asserted
bill → pass → House
Gov. Tim Walz signed it into law in May.
uncertain
Walz → sign → May
Under the law, companies that create nonconsensual sexualized images and videos of people using artificial intelligence could face a civil penalty of up to $500,000, and the people who have been victimized can seek damages.
uncertain
who → create → damages
Musk's company, xAI,
, claiming it violates the First Amendment.
asserted
it → claim → Amendment
It said the statute "imposes an overbroad, content-based ban on free speech and the tools of visual expression."
asserted
statute → say → expression
xAI asked for a preliminary injunction to block the law from going into effect for the duration of the lawsuit.
asserted
xAI → ask → lawsuit
After the September ruling, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he was "extremely proud to be defending this law."
asserted
he → say → law
WCCO has reached out to the attorney general's office for comment.
asserted
WCCO → reach → comment
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