The First Amendment Implications of Artificial Intelligence

In this episode of Emphasis Added, Season 5 hosts Jake Guarino and Harrison Little meet with Peter Salib, an Assistant Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and an expert in the law of artificial intelligence. Our discussion traces his recent paper, titled “AI Outputs Are Not Protected Speech,” as we analyze the potential impact of the First Amendment on efforts to regulate AI. Professor Salib breaks down his view regarding the proper treatment of AI under the First Amendment and why current jurisprudence in this area is already well-suited to handle the latest innovations in this field.

00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - The Need to Regulate AI
09:14 - Framework 1: AI Outputs as their Creator's Speech
30:03 - Framework 2: AI Outputs as their User's Speech
38:01 - The Effects of Granting First Amendment Rights to AI
42:00 - How Should AI Outputs Be Treated?
53:08 - AI Outputs and Corporate Speech
59:55 - Conclusion