Did Google lie about building a deadly chatbot? Judge finds it plausible.

Grieving mom fights to prove Google secretly profited from controversial chatbot.

Ars Technica

Ars Technica: First Amendment doesn’t just protect human speech, chatbot maker argues. “Pushing to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that its chatbots caused a teen’s suicide, Character Technologies is arguing that chatbot outputs should be considered ‘pure speech’ deserving of the highest degree of protection under the First Amendment.”

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First Amendment doesn’t just protect human speech, chatbot maker argues

Feds could censor chatbots if their “speech” isn’t protected, Character.AI says.

Ars Technica