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Beijing court rejects AI defense in defamation case, says users liable for content

By MLex Staff ( March 31, 2026, 04:47 GMT | Insight) -- A Beijing court ruled that users of generative artificial intelligence tools remain legally responsible for verifying the accuracy of content they publish, rejecting a defendant’s attempt to use AI authorship as a defense in a defamation case. The court found that the individual defendant’s dissemination of an AI-generated video infringed the reputation rights of the plaintiff, a livestreaming company, and ordered the defendant to issue a public apology via a social media account and pay compensation for economic losses.A Beijing court recently ruled that users of generative artificial intelligence tools remain legally responsible for verifying the accuracy of content they publish, rejecting a defendant’s attempt to use AI authorship as a defense in a defamation case....

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