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Conservative activist Robby Starbuck notches major legal win against Google, defamation suit to proceed

Heritage Foundation visiting fellow Robby Starbuck addresses an HR inclusion conference's controversy and explains why he is suing Google for defamation on 'The Will Cain Show.' Conservative activist Robby Starbuck landed a major legal victory against Google on Friday as his defamation lawsuit will be able to move forward, according to a Delaware Superior Court ruling. Last October, Starbuck filed a suit against Google seeking at least $15 million, alleging the company’s artificial intelligence programs defamed him by falsely portraying him as a "monster" to millions of users in the form of "AI hallucinations." "The Court views these allegations as sufficient to support a claim for emotional distress damages at this stage in the proceedings, being sufficiently well-pled to proceed to discovery and flesh out the allegations," Judge Meghan Adams ruled

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Conservative activist Robby Starbuck notches major legal win against Google, defamation suit to proceed

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Heritage Foundation visiting fellow Robby Starbuck addresses an HR inclusion conference's controversy and explains why he is suing Google for defamation on 'The Will Cain Show.' Conservative activist Robby Starbuck…

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