Everyone got this viral lawsuit totally wrong.FOR AD-FREE EPISODES, BUY A PAID SUBSCRIPTION TO MY PATREON OR SUBSTACK!! SUPPORT MY WORK: Buy a paid subscription to my newsletter at https://www.usermag.co Support my work on Patreon: http://patreon.com/taylorlorenz This week, a viral story claimed Elon Musk's xAI is suing Minnesota so that he can create AI-generated CS*M. That false claim exploded across social media, but it leaves out the most important part. In this episode of Free Speech Friday, I sit down with First Amendment scholar Jeff Kosseff to break down Minnesota's new AI law, why xAI is challenging it, why major civil liberties orgs like the ACLU are also against the law, and why free speech advocates across the country say the law raises serious concerns.This convo is NOT defending Elon Musk. It is about understanding how AI regulation can produce unintended consequences and why even laws that claim to do good can do immense harm to us all. We discuss:The $500,000-per-image penalties facing AI companiesHow the law could affect image generators, creative software, and indie developersWhy First Amendment scholars are sounding the alarmThe risks of strict liability for AI platformsThe chilling effect on online speech and creative expressionWhether AI-generated content deserves First Amendment protectionHow this compares to Section 230, FOSTA-SESTA, and the Take It Down ActWhy regulating platforms instead of bad actors may have unintended consequences

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