Giuliani sinks deeper in Georgia election worker defamation case

Former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani finds himself in a legal cauldron as a federal judge wants to know why he hasn’t forfeited the lawsuit brought by two Georgian election workers after admitting he defamed the two. The judge is asking Giuliani to forfeit and pay more damages or give more details of his position in a hearing in mid-August. (CNN, August 5, 2023, by Katelyn Polantz) For related FAC coverage, click here.

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AI update: Protection scant against lies about individuals

A Dutch politician who served in the European Parliament found herself labeled as a terrorist recently by artificial intelligence with little recourse. In her case the AI had combined two unrelated pieces of information into an incorrect sentence. Other instances are surfacing, but it is difficult to bring lawsuits since law concerning AI is undeveloped. (The New York Times, August 7, 2023, by Tiffany Hsu) Authors are freaking out as they discover that parts of

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