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A chatbot defamed you. Now what?


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To learn more about AI generated defamation, I spoke with Professor Nina Brown from Syracuse University. Nina graduated from Cornell Law School and spent several years as a practicing attorney before joining Syracuse's Newhouse School of Public Communications. She now focuses on teaching communications law. Last year, Nina wrote an article with a delightful title, “Bots Behaving Badly A Products Liability Approach to Chatbot Generated Defamation.” Her article appeared in an edition of the Journal of Free Speech Law, which focused on speech law surrounding new generative AI technologies. Our conversation starts with a brief introduction into defamation, before we spend 30 minutes walking through a case study to explore how current defamation laws might apply to new generative AI technologies. I learned a lot, and I think you will too.

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AI 'N StuffBy James McCammon