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Journal of Free Speech Law: "Protecting the Thinking Process in Human-AI Interaction: The Forum Interstitiale Between Thought and Expression," by Caroline De Cock

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Creating discoverable records of human thinking processes

Caroline De Cock proposed a legal category called the forum interstitiale to protect human thinking during interactions with AI chatbots. Current law divides absolute inner thought from regulated expression, which leaves recorded prompts and exploratory drafts exposed in court. Her framework shifts constitutional analysis from what the tool is to the cognitive activity of the person using it.

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Scholars must decide whether to evaluate chatbot interactions through existing professional privileges or as an extension of protected internal thought.

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