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by bell-cot 173 days ago
Okay, let's say the misguided individual users are posting on Facebook - a mega-corp with billions of users. And 13-digit market cap, to tempt the lawyers.

How does that play out? IANAL, but I'm thinking Facebook says "Sorry, but Section 230 covers our ass" - and that's about it. Still no consequences.
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cowboylowrez 172 days ago
does section 230 cover the AI in this case? For misguided individual I doubt you are going to get a cancelled concert off of some rando troll to be honest but IANL either lol
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jqpabc123 172 days ago
Section 230 allows websites to host user-generated content without being treated as the publisher of that content.

But AI slop is not "user generated content" --- it is content that the web site itself is generating with AI and publishing. As such, they become wholly responsible for the content (in my opinion).

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jqpabc123 172 days ago
There is no inconsistency here. Whoever generates and posts the slander is accountable.

If individuals on Facebook post it, the individuals are responsible under US law section 230.

But if AI owned and operated by Facebook posts it, Facebook is responsible (in my opinion). There is no one else to blame for it.

Once corps start being held legally liable for their AI generated slop, I wouldn't be surprised if they start banning this "new technology" over liability concerns.

LLM based AI is inherently flawed and unreliable and everyone with only half a brain knows it. Making use of technology that is widely known to be flawed for any sort of "serious" work is a textbook example of negligence. And slander can be "serious". Lawyers live for this sort of thing.

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bell-cot 172 days ago
> But if AI owned and operated by Facebook posts it, Facebook is responsible (in my opinion). There is no one else to blame for it.

> Once corps start being held legally liable for their AI generated slop...

While I personally agree with your ideal - in the current legal, regulatory, and political environment, I see precious little chance of any such corporation actually being held responsible for the output of its AI.

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jqpabc123 172 days ago
To avoid responsibility, liability laws and centuries of legal precedent will have to be struck down on a societal scale.

For example, is medical and legal malpractice going to be voided just so incompetent AI can be applied?

I doubt it. The USA is ruled by lawyers.

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