Google fights defamation lawsuit over AI's alleged false associations with activist
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Summary
Google is fighting a defamation lawsuit filed by anti-corporate diversity activist Robby Starbuck, who claims Google's AI falsely associated him with sexual assault allegations and white nationalism. This comes after Starbuck filed a similar lawsuit against Meta, which settled in August and hired Starbuck as an adviser to address AI bias. Google argues it shouldn't be held responsible for alleged AI hallucinations.
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Starbuck's claims against Google came after he filed a similar lawsuit against Meta
Meta settled that lawsuit in August and even hired Starbuck as an adviser to help address 'ideological and political bias' in its AI chatbot
Google says it shouldn't be held responsible for alleged hallucinations by its AI
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