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Re:FinAgents - An AI based investment committee by drpossum on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @10:26AM (#43184528)
Pretty cool you got Warren Buffett and Cathie Wood to sign off using their names in your ad and code. I'm sure you took this seriously and ran it by your legal department regarding personality rights.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personality_rights

https://www.inta.org/topics/right-of-publicity/

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Re:FinAgents - An AI based investment committee by plessas on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @10:35AM (#43184622)
well it is an MIT licensed educational open source project but I can add a disclaimer to make it more transparent. Thanks for the comment.

DISCLAIMER: This project is purely educational. The AI-generated personas are fictional and do not represent real statements or endorsements from Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio, Cathie Wood, Peter Lynch, or Michael Burry.

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Re:FinAgents - An AI based investment committee by drpossum on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @10:46AM (#43184754)
Again, and I cannot stress this to you enough, get a lawyer and talk to them if you wish to proceed that way. I am not a lawyer, but I will say guessing and saying "magic words" like they ward off C&Ds and lawsuits is not an effective legal strategy to appropriate personalities.

You're also coming off like you don't take this project seriously.

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