How AI threatens free speech – and what must be done about it
Headlines about the threats of artificial intelligence (AI) tend to be full of killer robots, or fears that when they're not on killing sprees, these same robots will be hoovering up human jobs. But a serious danger which gets surprisingly little media attention is the impact these new technologies are likely to have on freedom of expression.And, in particular, how they're able to undermine some of the most foundational legal tenets that protect free speech. Every time a new communications technology sweeps through…