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Meta makes conservative activist an AI bias advisor following lawsuit

Robby Starbuck settled a defamation suit after Meta's AI falsely linked him to January 6 and will now advise Meta to reduce political bias in its AI models.

Summary by The Verge
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck will serve as an advisor at Meta to address “ideological and political bias” within the company’s AI chatbot, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The move comes as part of a settlement Meta reached with Starbuck, who filed a lawsuit claiming Meta AI wrongly stated he was involved in the January 6th Capitol riot. Starbuck has waged public pressure campaigns against companies that have diversity…

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The Verge broke the news in United States on Monday, August 11, 2025.
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