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Ripple CTO David Schwartz has dismissed the legal case against Character.AI, asserting that it lacks merit under U.S. law. Schwartz expressed his views on social media, emphasizing that while he does not defend Character.AI’s moral responsibility, the legal arguments made against the company are flawed. Ripple CTO David Schwartz’s Argument on Free Speech  In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ripple CTO David Schwartz highlighted that Character.AI’s actions fall under the protection of the First Amendment. He argued that the company’s chatbot platform produces expressive content, which remains protected unless it falls into one of the narrowly defined categories of unprotected speech, such as incitement or direct threats.  According to Schwartz, the lawsuit’s complaint revolves around the idea that Character.AI was reckless in how it designed its platform to generate speech. He stated, “Any argument that the expressive contents of protected speech are reckless, dangerous, or ‘defective’ is wholly incompatible with freedom of speech.” Schwartz compared the situation to previous moral panics over new forms of media, suggesting that the legal challenge against Character.AI mirrors past controversies involving video games, comic books, and other expressive content. He emphasized that regulating how speech is chosen would conflict with constitutional rights. The Character.AI Lawsuit and Its Claims The lawsuit, filed by the mother of a 14-year-old boy named Sewell Setzer III, accuses Character.AI of negligence, wrongful death, deceptive trade practices, and product liability. It alleges that the platform is “unreasonably dangerous” and lacked adequate safety measures, despite being marketed to minors.  The suit also references the company’s chatbots, which simulate characters from popular media, including TV shows like Game of Thrones. Setzer had reportedly interacted with these chatbots extensively before his death. Character.AI’s founders, Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, along with Google, which acquired the company’s leadership team in August, are named…

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