August 2, 2026

Grok loses bid to block 'nudify' app ban

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A judge ruled against xAI in a key legal case involving its image generation tools.

Grok

A judge ruled that Minnesota can enforce its ban on apps that create non-consensual nude images, a law xAI had challenged.

A Minnesota law banning apps that can 'nudify' images will move forward despite a lawsuit from xAI. The law was passed after users of Grok created and spread non-consensual sexualized images on the social media platform X earlier this year.

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Despite a lawsuit from xAI, a Minnesota ban on apps that allow users to “nudify” images can move forward, according to NBC News .

Earlier this year, users of Elon Musk’s social media platform X (both X and xAI, are now part of SpaceX) used xAI’s Grok chatbot to flood the platform with non-consensual sexualiz.

ChatGPT

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seemed excited to share what he called a “cool use case” on Friday, posting that parents could “connect your family calendars and explain your kids’ interest.

Altman’s post also echoed comments he’s made about parenting in the past, most notably when he appeared on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and declared, “I cannot imagine hav.

But while OpenAI has added safety features for parents , it also faces multiple lawsuits from parents and families alleging that ChatGPT played a role in loved ones’ delusions and.

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