Key Takeaways:
Court cases in Maryland, Georgia and Delaware are testing whether traditional defamation standards apply to AI-generated falsehoods.
Legal experts say AI developers, platforms and users could all face defamation liability depending on human involvement.
Section 230 immunity for online platforms faces new scrutiny as courts decide if it applies to AI-generated speech.
States such as Texas and California are introducing AI governance laws.
ST. LOUIS, MO — As generative artificial intelligence becomes increasingly used in workplaces, marketing departments and law firms, its capacity to generate false or misleading information is creating a new legal frontier — defamation by AI. Courts nationwide are now assessing whether traditional defamation standards apply when ther

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