以公众人物为原型，用AI生成虚拟陪伴者，侵权吗？法院判了

Core Viewpoint - The Beijing Internet Court ruled that a technology company is liable for infringing on the personality rights of a public figure by allowing users to create a virtual AI companion using the figure's name and likeness without permission [2][5]. Group 1: Case Background - The defendant, an AI technology company, developed a mobile accounting app that allows users to create an "AI companion" by setting names, avatars, and relationships [2]. - A public figure, referred to as He, was extensively used by users as a companion character, with many uploading images of He to set as the avatar [2][3]. Group 2: Court's Findings - The court found that the defendant's actions constituted an infringement of He’s name rights, portrait rights, and general personality rights [3][4]. - The software's design and algorithms encouraged users to create infringing content, thus the defendant was not merely a neutral service provider but a content service provider responsible for the infringement [4][5]. Group 3: Legal Implications - The court mandated the defendant to publicly apologize and compensate for both emotional and economic damages [5]. - This case highlights the importance of protecting personality rights and establishes that service providers who actively participate in the creation of infringing content can be held liable [5].