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A U.S. federal judge denied a request by xAI, described in the source as Elon Musk’s company, to suspend a recently enacted law that prohibits the creation and dissemination of AI-generated nude images. The court’s decision preserves the statute, which the source reports has been in force since 1 August, and leaves the prohibition operative rather than stayed by injunction.

The ruling emphasizes protection of individuals from non-consensual exposure of their bodies and rejects xAI’s argument that the law violates freedom of expression. According to the source, the judge prioritized the statutory interest in preventing non-consensual dissemination over the First Amendment-based challenge urged by xAI, resulting in denial of the company’s request to suspend the law.