A Delaware Superior Court judge has allowed conservative activist Robby Starbuck to proceed with his defamation claims against Google’s Bard AI product, which is a predecessor to the company’s current Gemini model. This case is part of a broader trend where multiple lawsuits are currently examining how traditional defamation laws can be applied to AI-generated content in U.S. courts, as various courts across the nation assess the outputs of AI chatbots in relation to defamation and similar claims.

Google: Google LLC is a major technology company that develops and operates AI models, including the Bard chatbot which preceded its Gemini system. It is the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by activist Robby Starbuck over allegedly false information generated by Bard. The company has responded that many issues stemmed from early model hallucinations that it has worked to address.
Robby Starbuck: Robby Starbuck is a conservative activist who has filed a defamation lawsuit against Google in Delaware Superior Court. His claims center on false statements allegedly produced by Google’s Bard AI product linking him to serious crimes and associations. A judge recently allowed key aspects of the case to proceed.

AI Litigation: Multiple lawsuits are testing how traditional defamation laws apply to AI-generated content in U.S. courts.
Legal Developments: Courts in several states are examining AI chatbot outputs in defamation and related claims.