xAI sues the U.S. state of Minnesota, saying its deepfake ban is unconstitutional

xAI has filed a federal lawsuit in Minnesota to block HF 1606, a new law targeting nonconsensual sexual deepfake apps and websites.

The company argues the statute is an unconstitutional content-based restriction that violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments and lacks fault requirements.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is set to enforce the law on August 1, and xAI is seeking to stop that enforcement.

The case could become a major test for how states regulate AI tools used to create nonconsensual sexual deepfakes.