A US appeals court blocks a Minnesota law that would restrict “nudified” or sexually explicit AI images of identifiable people while litigation continues. The decision halts enforcement of the statute “for now” in a lawsuit involving XAI, according to reports.
The law targets realistic, computer-generated intimate images of people who can be identified, including cases where the resulting images are not presented as such in the original photographs. Multiple outlets describe the measure as focusing on “nudification” content and on whether the AI-generated sexual images were derived from existing imagery of specific individuals. The blocked enforcement suggests the court is considering issues raised in the challenge.
Outlet accounts converge on the central point: the Minnesota statute is paused pending further proceedings. While the reporting focuses primarily on the court’s temporary blocking order, they differ only in emphasis and wording, with all citing the same underlying dispute—whether the state’s restrictions on AI-generated intimate images can stand as the case moves through the appeals process.
