
Meta makes conservative activist an AI bias advisor following lawsuit
Emma Roth
created: Aug. 11, 2025, 5:04 p.m. | updated: Aug. 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Conservative activist Robby Starbuck will serve as an advisor at Meta to address “ideological and political bias” within the company’s AI chatbot, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
The move comes as part of a settlement Meta reached with Starbuck, who filed a lawsuit claiming Meta AI wrongly stated he was involved in the January 6th Capitol riot.
Now, following President Donald Trump’s executive order to make AI less “woke,” Starbuck will advise Meta on bias.
“Since engaging on these important issues with Robby, Meta has made tremendous strides to improve the accuracy of Meta AI and mitigate ideological and political bias,” Meta and Starbuck said in a statement to the WSJ.
Earlier this year, Meta paid $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over the suspensions of his accounts.
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