The article discusses the potential of AI to accelerate knowledge production and the importance of protecting AI technology under the First Amendment, just as the Supreme Court has protected other communications technologies like the printing press and the internet.
The article argues that existing laws like those against defamation, fraud, and forgery are sufficient to address potential harms from AI-enabled misinformation, and that the Constitution should protect the use of AI in pursuit of knowledge production.
The article warns against overregulating AI out of fear and uncertainty, and cites the example of California’s law targeting “deceptive” AI-altered political content, which was blocked by a judge for violating free speech principles.