Australia mayor could be first to sue creators ChatGPT for slander after accusations that an artificial intelligence chatbot mistakenly labeled him a criminal. Brian Hood sent parent company OpenAI a legal notice last month after the web app wrongly accused him of a bribery and corruption scandal, a crime he denounced.

While ChatGPT has garnered attention for its powerful and versatile AI tools that allow users to automate a wide range of everyday tasks, the mayor of Hepburn Shire, about two hours northwest of Melbourne, said the platform’s shortcomings surprised him.

“I was horrified; At first I was shocked at how wrong this was.Hood told Australia’s national broadcaster. He said he had been warned of the results.anxious“from the application from friends and colleagues.”It’s one thing to make a little mistake; it’s quite another to accuse someone of being a criminal and serving a prison sentence when the opposite is true“, he added.

Prior to taking office, Hood helped expose the bribery and other crimes of his former employer, Note Printing Australia, which led to criminal charges against a number of people. But when ChatGPT was asked about the bribery scandal and Hood’s role, he came up with results that falsely claimed he had been arrested for corruption, according to his lawyers.

OpenAI has already clarified the shortcomings of ChatGPT

Although Open AI turned on the warning that the chatbot “may give inaccurate information about people, places, or factsHood has yet to receive a response from the company after its lawyers issued a legal notice on March 21 demanding corrections to avoid legal action. Gordon Legal’s James Naughton, representing Hood, said the information provided by ChatGPT was defamatory and damaged the mayor’s reputation.

“This critical bug is a prime example of the reputational damage that AI systems like ChatGPT can cause.“Naughton said. OpenAI has not yet commented on the case.

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Source: Reuters.

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