Can AI Companies Be Sued For What AI Says? | Eugene Volokh and Jane Bambauer | Hoover Institution

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A mother sues Character.AI, claiming that a conversation between her teenage son and a Character.AI chatbot led him to commit suicide. A conservative activist sues Meta, claiming that its AI-generated false accusations about him. Jane Bambauer and Eugene Volokh analyze these cases, and more broadly, discuss lawsuits against AI companies, and possible First Amendment defenses to those lawsuits. Recorded on May 6, 2025.

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