Big thanks to @marklemley.bsky.social @hoffprof.bsky.social @mblawrence.bsky.social @jamesgibson.bsky.social Jim Gibson @susanbenesch.bsky.social @michaelmadison.bsky.social @evanselinger.bsky.social @meganiorio.bsky.social @meetalijain.bsky.social Glenn Chappell Kyle Langvardt Moshe Vardi & others!

We are so grateful to co-convenors @knightcolumbia.org, and to thought partners @katygb.bsky.social, Laura Bingham, @eleag.bsky.social, @geurkink.bsky.social, @meetalijain.bsky.social, Jake Metcalf, @orbenamy.bsky.social, @penney.bsky.social, and Megan Price, as well as all who spoke with Maia!

Some parents are also having to reckon with their kids' use of AI chatbots (sometimes embedded on social media). @meetalijain.bsky.social at the Tech Justice Law Project says the bots' human-like features make it so minors spend more time interacting with them. www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Can close connections with AI chatbots harm kids? - Marketplace

Meetali Jain of the Tech Justice Law Project says companion chatbots are offered as a solution to loneliness and that some users are as young as 13. She calls the trend fascinating as well as dangerou...

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Join @knightgtown.bsky.social for a timely discussion of how courts are grappling with platform liability, design, and real-world harms. Details, speakers (@mblawrence.bsky.social, @meetalijain.bsky.social, & more), and registration link👇🏼 🔗 : bit.ly/3R21pGa 📅 Mar 18, 2025 | ⏰ 10AM - 12PM EST

"@meetalijain.bsky.social of the Tech Justice Law Project, one of the attorneys for Garcia, said the judge’s order sends a message that Silicon Valley 'needs to stop and think and impose guardrails before it launches products to market.'" apnews.com/article/a... #AI

In lawsuit over teen's death, judge rejects arguments that AI chatbots have free speech rights

A federal judge in Florida has rejected arguments made by an artificial intelligence company that its chatbots are protected by the First Amendment — at least for now.

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