People assume there won't be another human in the mix, but there is. She was judged for what she probably assumed was a private thought when it was actually not private.
Sharing them certainly can be under certain circumstances. I wouldn't be too surprised if this case gets tossed, but it's not inconceivable that prosecutors could win on the grounds that AI chats do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy and are therefor meet the requirements in the Florida statutes, or even more likely, they find some lesser charges for a plea bargain.
People assume there won't be another human in the mix, but there is. She was judged for what she probably assumed was a private thought when it was actually not private.
Are thoughts illegal?
Sharing them certainly can be under certain circumstances. I wouldn't be too surprised if this case gets tossed, but it's not inconceivable that prosecutors could win on the grounds that AI chats do not have a reasonable expectation of privacy and are therefor meet the requirements in the Florida statutes, or even more likely, they find some lesser charges for a plea bargain.