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AI is the Next Free Speech Battleground

AI is the Next Free Speech Battleground

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Imagine a world where the most persuasive voices, the wealthiest elites, the most influential creators aren’t human—they’re AI. This is the world we’re racing to right now and without new laws, the courts are playing a critical role in what that world loo

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Imagine a future where the most persuasive voices in our society
aren't human. Where AI generated speech fills our newsfeeds,
talks to our children, and influences our elections. Where
digital systems with no consciousness can hold bank accounts and
property. Where AI companies have transferred the wealth of
human labor and creativity to their own ledgers without having to
pay a cent. All without any legal accountability.

This isn't a science fiction scenario. It’s the future we’re
racing towards right now. The biggest tech companies are
working right now to tip the scale of power in society away from
humans and towards their AI systems. And the biggest arena for
this fight is in the courts.

In the absence of regulation, it's largely up to judges to
determine the guardrails around AI. Judges who are relying on
slim technical knowledge and archaic precedent to decide where
this all goes. In this episode, Harvard Law professor Larry
Lessig and Meetali Jain, director of the Tech Justice Law Project
help make sense of the court’s role in steering AI and what we
can do to help steer it better.

Your Undivided Attention is produced by
the Center for Humane Technology. Follow us
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“The First Amendment Does Not Protect Replicants” by Larry Lessig

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Further reading on Sewell Setzer’s story

Further reading on NYT v. Sullivan

Further reading on the Citizens United case

Further reading on Google’s deal with Character AI

More information on Megan Garcia’s foundation, The Blessed Mother
Family Foundation

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