That Violates My Policies: AI Laws, Chatbots, and The Future of Expression

The Future of Free Speech (FFS), an independent, nonpartisan think tank based at Vanderbilt University, released a study on generative AI and its global impact on free expression and access to information. The report reviews the relevant laws and policies across six jurisdictions – the US, the EU, China, India, Brazil, and the Republic of Korea – as well as the practices of eight leading AI providers: Alibaba, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Google, Meta, Mistral AI, OpenAI, and xAI. This study is the result of a year-long effort led by Jordi Calvet-Bademunt, Senior Research Fellow, Jacob Mchangama, Executive Director, and Isabelle Anzabi, Research Associate – all from FFS – in collaboration with local experts, who contributed chapters on several jurisdictions.