Large Libel Models Decision in China
12, 2026 decision: Nanjing Intermediate Court: False AI-Generated Statement that a Lawyer Was Sentenced to Three Years' Imprisonment Constituted Defamation … The court distinguished between ordinary search suggestions and AI-generated answers. While search suggestions such as "related searches" were not found infringing, the court found that the relevant "AI Smart Answer" content was generated through Baidu's AI processing and synthesis of text and images. The case is significant because the court still found Baidu liable despite its arguments regarding AI hallucination and technological limitations.
- ▪12, 2026 decision: Nanjing Intermediate Court: False AI-Generated Statement that a Lawyer Was Sentenced to Three Years' Imprisonment Constituted Defamation … The court distinguished between ordinary search suggestions and AI-generated answe
- ▪While search suggestions such as "related searches" were not found infringing, the court found that the relevant "AI Smart Answer" content was generated through Baidu's AI processing and synthesis of text and images.
- ▪The case is significant because the court still found Baidu liable despite its arguments regarding AI hallucination and technological limitations.
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Free Speech Large Libel Models Decision in China Eugene Volokh | 7.26.2026 2:28 PM I just learned about this Large Libel Models case from China (to add to the nine U.S. cases I've seen, plus others from Norway and Germany); an excerpt from Mengchun Zhang (China IP Case Updates) of JunZeJun Law Offices on May 24, 2026, reporting on a Mar. 12, 2026 decision: Nanjing Intermediate Court: False AI-Generated Statement that a Lawyer Was Sentenced to Three Years' Imprisonment Constituted Defamation … The court distinguished between ordinary search suggestions and AI-generated answers.
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