R0024/2026-03-25/Q002/SRC02
AEI policy analysis on AI chatbot litigation and settlement landscape
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
Suicides, Settlements, and Unresolved Chatbot Issues: A Long Litigation Road Lies Ahead |
| Publisher |
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) |
| Author(s) |
Clay Calvert |
| Date |
February 17, 2026 |
| URL |
https://www.aei.org/technology-and-innovation/suicides-settlements-and-unresolved-chatbot-issues-a-long-litigation-road-lies-ahead/ |
| Type |
Policy analysis |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
High |
| Relevance |
High |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
N/A |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Low risk |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Some concerns |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
AEI is a prominent policy research institute. Clay Calvert is a Nonresident Senior Fellow specializing in technology policy. |
| Relevance |
Directly analyzes AI chatbot liability in the context of social media litigation, drawing explicit parallels between the two tracks. |
| Bias flags |
AEI has a generally center-right orientation that may be skeptical of regulatory expansion. Calvert's analysis raises First Amendment concerns that could reflect this orientation. However, the legal analysis is substantive and well-sourced. |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC02-E01 |
Direct parallels between social media and AI chatbot tort theories, with shared legal frameworks |