Officials around the world are looking to curb the scourge of artificial intelligence-generated porn and sexually explicit images online, some of which has been shown to be disturbingly childlike. And many have run into a common obstacle: Elon Musk.
Musk, whose brand of internet humor includes volunteering to “give” Taylor Swift a child and cracking jokes about a sexual misconduct allegation against him, has never really seemed serious about stemming creepy sexual behavior on his social media platform, X. And he has come under fire after X launched a tool that allowed users to generate nonconsensual sexually explicit imagery through the platform’s AI chatbot, Grok.
Despite pressure from the Trump administration on Musk’s behalf, the backlash over that tool led to several countries launching investigations. And in Minnesota, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a law designed to stop AI from being used to stop what’s called “nudification” technology. As CBS Minnesota reported in May:
The bill “prohibits the access, download, or use of nudification technology, except when the website, app, or software requires the substantial application of technological or artistic skill by a human creator directing and controlling the output,” according to the House. It targets programs that use AI to fabricate a nude photo or pornographic video from someone’s image.
Now, Musk’s company xAI is suing to kill the law before it goes into effect in August. Musk and President Donald Trump — both of whom have personally invested in AI companies — have tried to prevent states from regulating them.
Ja’han Jones
Ja’han Jones is an MS NOW opinion blogger. He previously wrote The ReidOut Blog.
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