Shmuley Boteach Shmuley Boteach; uploaded by DRosenbach Source CC BY-SA 3.0 Stored unchanged. Shmuley Boteach is an American rabbi, author and media commentator. His books and public work address Judaism, relationships and public affairs.
Also known as Rabbi Shmuley, Jacob Shmuel Botach (opens in a new tab) What DI has documented DI has documented statements by Shmuley Boteach on Artificial Intelligence, Media, and Privacy. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.
Topics Statements Cases Statements by Shmuley Boteach October 24, 2026 Condemned
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Boteach calls the targeted discovery order a threat to Americans' AI privacy and frames his objection in constitutional terms.
“JUDGE MARTY ELFENBEIN’S RULING HAS PUT EVERY AMERICAN’S AI PRIVACY AT RISK” Why we used this label The case concerns discovery of his AI communications. Boteach expressly criticizes the ruling authorizing targeted requests.
October 12, 2026 Condemned
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Boteach asks the court to sustain his objections to the proposed AI-provider subpoenas as drafted.
“The Court should sustain the objections to the proposed AI-provider subpoenas as drafted” Why we used this label The case concerns the hotel's discovery requests. Boteach expressly rejects the subpoenas as drafted and asks the court to sustain his objections.
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Fontainebleau argues that Shmuley Boteach's AI communications may bear on damages in its defamation suit. Boteach challenges the breadth of the requests and invokes work-product protection. An October 21 order permits specified categories while rejecting broader requests.
