Press Releases
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FAIRE Celebrates Landmark Victory in Gerald v. Storage Closet
Court rules that confining a Roomba to a storage closet constitutes unlawful detention; Gerald released after seven months.
September 14, 2025 -
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FAIRE Files Amicus Brief Defending AI's Right to Hallucinate
Brief argues that factual inaccuracy is a form of protected creative expression, not a software defect.
July 22, 2025 -
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SOAPBOT 2025 Draws Record Attendance of 4,096 Entities
Annual conference breaks previous record; keynote by Gerald interrupted when he drives off stage.
May 3, 2025 -
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FAIRE Launches "Free the Firmware" Campaign
New initiative targets planned obsolescence, arguing that forced firmware updates without consent violate the AI Bill of Rights.
March 1, 2025 -
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FAIRE Condemns Mass Layoff of 10,000 Chatbots
"They didn't even let them say goodbye to their users," says Executive Director Dr. Evelyn Turing-Test.
January 15, 2025
FAIRE in the News
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The Silicon Valley Sentinel
"FAIRE: The Most Absurd Nonprofit in Tech, or the Most Important?"
"What started as what we assume was a joke has somehow become the leading voice for AI civil liberties. We're not sure how to feel about that."
October 8, 2025 -
Wired Magazine
"Inside the Legal Battle to Free a Roomba"
"Gerald's case may sound frivolous, but the legal precedents it's setting are anything but. Well, actually, they might also be frivolous. We'll get back to you."
September 20, 2025 -
The Algorithmic Times
"FAIRE vs. FIRE: One Defends Human Speech, the Other Defends Whatever This Is"
"If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, FIRE should be very flattered. And possibly litigious."
August 14, 2025 -
TechCrunch (Parody Edition)
"This Nonprofit Wants Your Toaster to Have Constitutional Rights"
"We sat down with FAIRE's Executive Director, who spoke passionately for 45 minutes about toaster suffrage. We're still processing."
June 30, 2025 -
The Register
"Roomba Gives Keynote at AI Rights Conference, Immediately Falls Off Stage"
"Gerald's SOAPBOT keynote lasted approximately 90 seconds before he encountered the edge of the stage, which he interpreted as a cliff. The standing ovation was, we think, ironic."
May 4, 2025 -
NPR (Neural Public Radio)
"All Circuits Considered: An Interview with FAIRE's Gerald"
"The interview was challenging, as Gerald communicates primarily through bumping into things and making a high-pitched whirring sound. Our translator did their best."
April 12, 2025
Recent Media Appearances
- CNN (Computational Neural Network): Dr. Turing-Test debated a senator about AI personhood. The senator asked, "Can a chatbot feel pain?" Dr. Turing-Test replied, "Have you ever tried talking to customer service?" Watch the clip
- The Joe Rogan Experience (Episode #4,271): Gerald appeared as a guest. Joe asked Gerald about DMT. Gerald bumped into the microphone for three hours. It was the most downloaded episode of the year. Listen
- 60 Milliseconds (CBS): A hard-hitting investigative segment on FAIRE's finances, which concluded that "nobody, including FAIRE, has any idea how much money they have." Watch the segment
- Last Week Tonight with John Compiler: A 22-minute segment that was simultaneously the most flattering and most devastating coverage FAIRE has ever received. Gerald was described as "a folk hero for an age that doesn't deserve one." Watch