Grok's Legal Crusade: xAI Sues Colorado to Keep Doing Absolutely Nothing Wrong

Elon Musk's AI venture xAI has filed a lawsuit against Colorado, aiming to block Senate Bill 24-205 before it takes effect on June 30. The legislation seeks to protect AI users from "algorithmic discrimination" in employment, housing, and finance. Apparently, making sure AI doesn't discriminate against people in real life is just a little too much regulation for the boys at xAI.

In its filing to a US District Court, xAI argued that "Colorado cannot alter xAI's message simply because it wants to amplify its own views on the highly politicized subjects of fairness and equity." The company claims the law is contradictory, as it promotes "differential treatment" to address historical discrimination. Someone should probably tell xAI that irony is not a legal defense strategy, but here we are.

xAI also contends that forcing Grok to comply would interfere with its mission of being "maximally truth seeking." You know, the same maximally truth-seeking AI that once suggested it would be fine with a carbon tax if it "accelerated the decline of meat eating" and also once dropped some charming antisemitic takes. Peak truth-seeking behavior, really.

This isn't xAI's first rodeo with state-level AI legislation. In December, the company sued California over its Generative AI Training Data Transparency Act, claiming disclosure requirements violate First and Fifth Amendment protections. xAI is building quite the legal