Minnesota passed a law that bans AI from making fake nudes of real people. Many support the law. But look at how the law is written. It exempts any tool that requires "technical skill." So if you paint the image by hand, you are fine. If you ask an AI to make the same image, you owe up to $500,000 per violation.
The law also covers shirtless men and swimmers. It has no exception for art, satire, journalism, or politics. It applies even when the person in the image said yes to it being made.
Now the Eighth Circuit has blocked it for xAI while the appeal plays out.
https://reclaimthenet.org/minnesota-nudification-law-xai-first-amendment
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