This essay by Margot E. Kaminski and Meg Leta Jones explores how current legal frameworks actively construct AI-generated speech, rather than being passively disrupted by it. It introduces the “legal construction of technology” method—analyzing how laws like the First Amendment, content moderation, risk regulation, and consumer protection actively interpret and shape AI speech. This analysis matters to legal professionals because it reveals that existing institutions and norms already provide structured pathways for meaningful oversight, shifting the conversation from reactive problem-solving to proactive values-based policy design. By demonstrating that law and AI co-evolve through these intentional constructions, this piece empowers lawyers and policymakers to craft more effective, principled governance—prompting deeper engagement with the field.