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Robbie’s lawsuit against Google is not just about personal damages; it aims to set a precedent for AI accountability. He explains that despite notifying Google for two years about the misinformation, the tech giant failed to act until his public campaign and legal action forced their hand. Even then, the corrections only applied to recent versions—millions of older AI downloads remain perpetually uncorrected.
He speculates about the possible motives behind Google’s negligence: could it have been a dry run to assess the impact of reputation-damaging misinformation, perhaps even for political manipulation? Given the critical role AI now plays in information dissemination, the potential for election interference or social destabilization is frighteningly real.