By Mike Swift ( July 31, 2026, 20:25 GMT | Insight) -- Minnesota’s ban on nonconsensual AI-generated nude deepfakes will take effect Saturday, after a federal judge rejected xAI’s last-minute request to block it, finding no immediate harm from the ban going into force. Instead, US District Judge Donovan Frank said he would consider xAI’s First Amendment challenge at an Aug. 19 preliminary-injunction hearing, in the politically charged battle between Minnesota officials and the AI company founded by Elon Musk.Minnesota’s ban on AI-generated deepfakes of nude images will take effect Saturday, as a federal judge declined Friday to immediately consider xAI’s bid to block the law, saying the company’s last-minute legal challenge did not show immediate harm....
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