Meta executive apologizes after conservative activist Robby Starbuck sues over AI chatbot responses

Conservative Activist Robby Starbuck Suing Meta After Their AI Falsely Labels Him as an Extremist and J6er

"Meta suggested that MY KIDS BE TAKEN FROM ME because it would be better for them to be raised by someone more friendly to DEI and transgenderism."

Meta on Hot Seat! Mike Lee Calls Out Tech Giant, Draws Eyes to AI ‘Defamation Campaign’ Video

Meta is on the hot seat after Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) drew attention to a video that he wrote “describes in detail the ruthless and elaborate defamation campaign waged by Meta AI." Lee responded in a Thursday X post to political commentator and podcast host Robby Starbuck’s X post announcing “a major multi-million dollar defamation lawsuit against @Meta, the owner of @Facebook & @Instagram.” Lee denounced Meta and wrote that he looks “forward to he…

Conservative activist sues Meta over AI's false claims about him

When conservatives lauch libel claims, they're often vague nuisance lawsuits designed to harass, impoverish and censor critics for having perfectly cromulent opinions. And Robby Starbuck's repution as a far-right activist certainly invites opinions. But his lawsuit against Meta is plainly about a fact: Facebook's AI chatbot falsely claims that Starbuck attended the Jan 6 riots on Capitol Hill and was arrested and charged with a crime. — Read the…

Robby Starbuck Sues Meta for Defamation Over its AI Generating ‘False’ Statements About Criminal Ties to J6 and More, Says Their Apology Isn’t Enough | The Star News Network

Robby Starbuck Sues Meta for Defamation Over its AI Generating 'False' Statements About Criminal Ties to J6 and More, Says Their Apology Isn’t Enough - Tennessee Star

Meta Platforms Inc., previously Facebook, issued a statement on Tuesday apologizing to filmmaker and former congressional candidate Robby Starbuck after he sued the company for defamation over statements its AI generated that Starbuck criminally to J6. However, Starbuck said in a post on Thursday that the apology wasn’t enough. In his complaint, which was filed on Tuesday, Starbuck said Meta AI claimed that he was charged with a crime from J6 af…

Meta apologizes after anti-DEI reporter files multimillion-dollar lawsuit over false claims from AI chatbot

Starbuck says he found out about the accusations during one of his investigations.