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| Google hit with lawsuit over AI 'hallucinations' linking conservative activist to child abuse claims |
| 2025-10-29 |
| [FoxNews] Robby Starbuck claims tech giant's platforms have linked him to false allegations since 2023 Conservative activist Robby Starbuck is suing Google for defamation after the tech giant's AI tools allegedly linked him to false accusations of sexual assault, child rape and financial exploitation, among others. "They've had [two years] to fix this," Starbuck said Monday on "The Will Cain Show." "That's beyond negligence. That's pure malice at that point and, even if it's born from negligence, it's malicious." The lawsuit, filed last week in Delaware Superior Court, claims Google's AI platforms – Bard, Gemini and Gemma – have continued to display false statements about Starbuck since 2023, despite multiple cease-and-desist letters. The false statements included claims he had been accused of sexual assault, rape and harassment. The lawsuit also claims Gemini itself "stated" that its alleged falsehoods about Starbuck were shown to 2,843,917 unique users. He argued Monday that the issue should have been resolved within 24 hours. "This is something that can't happen in elections, so I had to put my foot down, file this lawsuit. And the line for me was when it started saying that I was accused of crimes against children, it was like, 'I can't sit by and hope Google's going to do the right thing. I have to file a suit to protect my reputation before this goes any further.'" Starbuck, a Heritage Foundation visiting fellow, is seeking at least $15 million in the case. Related: Robby Starbuck 03/20/2025 ‘Domestic terrorism' hits Tesla drivers, dealers as former FBI field boss warns it could get worse Robby Starbuck 03/07/2025 ''We’re gonna continue to speak lies to his truth'' Robby Starbuck 01/13/2025 List of large corporations ditching DEI policies keeps growing |
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