Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has argued that xAI's Grok Imagine has created a 'marketplace for digital sexual violence' with 'virtually no barrier to entry'. The state law, enacted in April, prohibits platforms and software developers from allowing users to create realistic images showing intimate body parts that did not appear in the original image of an identifiable person. xAI has sued to block the law, arguing it violates the First Amendment.
Background
The law was passed after lawmakers heard reports of a man who used social media photos to create sexual images of more than 80 women he knew. Senator Maye Quade, who led the push, said the measure protects women, children, and everyone in public life from the harm caused by AI nudification technology.
Controversy
Grok has faced scrutiny over sexually explicit deepfakes, including an estimated 23,000 sexualized images of children generated over 11 days. xAI has suspended more than 50,000 accounts and filed more than 70,000 reports with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in 2026.