In lawsuit over teen’s death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights

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In lawsuit over teen’s death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights

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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment — at least for now. The developers behind Character.AI are seeking to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the company’s chatbots pushed a teenage boy…

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