432: Live: The New Frontiers of Speech

About this episode

The episode features a panel discussion on the implications of the First Amendment in the context of algorithms and AI.

Our host, Corbin Barthold (TechFreedom), speaks on a panel at State of the Net with Joel Thayer (Digital Progress Institute) and Ashkhen Kazaryan (The Future of Free Speech), and Luke Hogg (Foundation for American Innovation). They discuss how the First Amendment should work in a world of algorithms and AI. Links: AI + 1A: Why the First Amendment Protects Artificial Intelligence (Corbin’s new paper) (https://tinyurl.com/mw5vbuzf) State of the Net 2026 (https://tinyurl.com/bded5jb9) Tech Podcast Policy 373: Porn and the First Amendment (https://tinyurl.com/3yepfzdh) Tech Podcast Policy 417: Free Speech Coalition v. Paxton Is Wreaking Havoc (https://tinyurl.com/mwdh2mvb)

People in this episode

Host: Corbin Barthold

Guests: Joel Thayer, Ashkhen Kazaryan, Luke Hogg

Topics covered

• First Amendment
• algorithms
• AI
• free speech
• panel discussion

Keywords

• First Amendment
• AI
• free speech
• algorithms
• panel discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TechFreedom, Digital Progress Institute, The Future of Free Speech, Foundation for American Innovation

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