October 02, 2026
The Eighth Circuit has agreed to temporarily block Minnesota from enforcing its ban on image "nudification" technology while Elon Musk's SpaceXAI appeals a lower court's order leaving the ban in place, according to an order issued Friday.
September 04, 2026
Elon Musk's xAI can't stop Minnesota's ban on image "nudification" technology, after a federal judge said Friday he found "without hesitation that the balance of equities weighs heavily in favor of the state," which has an interest in shielding the public from harm caused by the dissemination of sexualized images.
July 28, 2026
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI asked a federal court to shut down Minnesota's ban on image "nudification" technology, claiming the new law is an "overbroad, content-based ban on free speech" that runs afoul of the First Amendment.