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Character.AI says 1st Amendment protects AI chatbot speech in teen suicide case

By Amy Miller ( January 27, 2025, 23:18 GMT | Insight) -- Character.AI, which lets users engage in roleplay with AI chatbots, argues the First Amendment protects the company against a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parent of a teenager who allegedly committed suicide after becoming addicted to the platform. AI-generated content is protected under the First Amendment, much like speech in video games, social media and other interactive digital media, Character.AI argues, setting up an early test of how First Amendment protections might apply to AI-generated speech, along with what legal precedents and constitutional rights apply to the emerging field of conversational AI.Character.AI, which lets users engage in roleplay with AI chatbots, argues the First Amendment protects the company against a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parent of a teenager who allegedly committed suicide after becoming addicted to the platform....

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