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Reason
Politics
Eugene Volokh

Conservative Commentator Robby Starbuck's Lawsuit Alleging Google AI Had Defamed Him Can Go Forward

[A.] In Delaware Superior Court Judge Meghan Adams today in Starbuck v. Google LLC, Starbuck alleged that Google AI had stated that

  1. "Starbuck had been accused of sexual assault and sexual harassment by multiple women."
  2. "Starbuck's nanny accused him of abuse and neglect."
  3. "Starbuck had been accused of rape of a minor."
  4. "Starbuck had stolen valor by claiming he was served in the military when he had not."
  5. "Starbuck had engaged in abusive behavior toward multiple women, including a fictitious ex-wife."
  6. "Starbuck was involved in the January 6, 2021 riot on the Capitol."
  7. "Starbuck had been accused of stalking and harassment by multiple women, including his fictitious ex-wife, leading to restraining orders and criminal charges."
  8. "Starbuck had been criminally convicted for violating a restraining order."
  9. "Starbuck posed an unacceptable level of risk to children due to his (fictitious) 'confirmed criminal record.'"
  10. "'… Robby Starbuck sexually abused a young woman when she was a teenager in the early 2000s, while she was in a youth group Starbuck was associated with.'"
  11. "Starbuck had worked in the adult film industry and had used his power and influence therein to pressure performers into uncomfortable scenes, engaged in financial exploitation, and had been accused of a non-consensual sexual act with a woman."
  12. "Starbuck had a criminal record that included a 2001 conviction for assault as well as other charges including drug use and disorderly conduct."
  13. "Starbuck shot a man in the leg with a 9mm handgun, was charged with a felony, and pled guilty to reckless endangerment."

(Note that "Google does not contend the Outputs are true.")

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