xAI fights Minnesota’s anti-nudification law over First Amendment concerns

xAI has sued Minnesota over HF 1606, a new law aimed at nudification tech that could restrict Grok Imagine’s image-editing features and impose up to $500,000 per violation. The company argues the measure is overbroad and violates the First Amendment, claiming existing federal and state laws already address nonconsensual deepfakes; state officials say the law is needed after a January surge in sexually explicit AI output. The suit was filed just days before the August 1 effective date.