Elon Musk's xAI sued Minnesota seeking to block the state's law banning nudification technology. File photo by Francis Chung/UPI | License Photo
July 31 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Friday turned down a request by Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, xAI, to block a Minnesota law banning nudification technology.
Minnesota in May became the first state in the nation to pass legislation banning the practice of using AI to digitally remove clothing from a pictured individual.
xAI, which develops the chatbot and image generator Grok, filed the suit over the ban Tuesday.
"The court respectfully denies the request for a temporary restraining order before tomorrow," U.S. District Judge Donovan Frank ruled on Friday. "xAI filed the motion on July 29, 2026, nearly three months after the law was signed, and only three days before the law is set to take effect.
