Conservative activist Robby Starbuck sued Meta for $5 million over allegations its AI chatbot spread false claims that linked him to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and white nationalist groups.
Starbuck said he found out about the AI responses in August 2024 and that Meta has continued defaming him despite legal warnings.
Meta responded with a statement that said it is investigating and improving its AI models, but the company has not publicly addressed Starbuck’s specific allegations.
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Conservative activist Robby Starbuck filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging that its artificial intelligence tool had spread false information about him. According to Starbuck, Meta’s AI chatbot falsely claimed he was involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, that he faced charges related to the event and that he was affiliated with white nationalist and anti-Semitic groups.
“What would you do if you woke up one day to learn one of the most powerful companies on earth was telling the public you were arrested for a crime you never committed?” Robby Starbuck said in a video post on X on Tuesday, April 29. “Not only does Meta’s AI falsely claim that I pled guilty to disorderly conduct on Jan. 6, but it’s also claimed for nearly a year now that I was at the Capitol in D.C. on Jan. 6. And to be very clear, I was right here at my home in Tennessee that day.”
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