Google is fighting the defamation battle that Meta surrendered to

Google has filed a motion to dismiss the defamation lawsuit brought by anti-corporate diversity activist Robbie Starbuck, who… He claimed that Google’s AI incorrectly linked him With allegations of sexual assault and a white nationalist.

Starbuck is seeking $15 million in damages from Google. But the company says in its filing that his allegations simply represent his “misuse of developer tools to induce hallucinations.” Starbuck did not specify what claims it used to create the output in question, according to Google, or which actual person was misled by the alleged claims. Starbuck did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Of course, Google may eventually choose a similar route to Meta to resolve the claims. But at least for now, she chose to fight them in court.