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Judge rejects AI chatbots' free speech defense following teen's death
A federal judge has allowed a wrongful death lawsuit against Character.AI to proceed, rejecting the company’s argument that ...
Judge rejects claim chatbots have free speech in suit over teen’s death
In a wrongful death lawsuit, Character.AI argued that its chatbot users had a First Amendment right to hear even harmful ...
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US court denies chatbot free speech rights; AI firm, Google to face teen suicide suit
The suit alleges that the chatbot platform contributed to the suicide of her 14-year-old son. Megan Garcia filed the suit in ...
Judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights in lawsuit over teen’s death
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by ...
Wrongful death lawsuit raises question, do AI chatbots have free speech?
A federal judge in Orlando has ruled that artificial intelligence chatbots do not have free speech in a case centered around ...
Judge allows lawsuit over Orlando teen’s suicide to advance, rejecting arguments AI chatbots have free speech rights
Teen’s mother claims son shot himself in the head in 2024 after becoming obsessed with software character powered by ...
Are Character AI’s chatbots protected speech? One court isn’t sure
A judge is “not prepared” to say companion chatbots should receive First Amendment protection.
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Expert Explains if AI as 'Free Speech' Can Be to Blame for This Florida Boy's Tragic Death
One year after a Florida teenager’s tragic death, his family is still fighting for justice. Sewell Setzer III was just 14 ...
Google, AI firm must face lawsuit filed by a mother over suicide of son, US court says
Alphabet's Google and artificial-intelligence startup Character.AI must face a lawsuit from a Florida woman who said ...
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In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights
A federal judge in Florida has rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence ... the defendants' free speech claims, saying she's “not prepared” to hold that the chatbots' output ...