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# Q&A: Building accountability behind our words — and AI’s — in civic conversations

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**Published:** 2026-10-13T04:00:00.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

Professor Deb Roy contends there should be someone who is “answerable” for every piece of text in public life, no matter its origins\.

## Sources

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