New Delhi: In the first case of its kind in the field of generative AI, an Australian mayor has taken legal action against OpenAI, claiming that their chatbot, ChatGPT, made some false statements about him. According to Reuters, Brian Hood, mayor of Hepburn Shire in Victoria, Australia, has requested that OpenAI correct misinformation disseminated by the chatbot.
Progress will be closely monitored. According to OpenAI in the past, the chatbot has been prone to mistakes and inaccuracies. There is also a disclaimer on the company’s website. ,Also read: Scientists claim, AI will soon overtake humans!,
Although there are growing concerns about the issue of information generated by artificial intelligence, if this case goes to court it will have major implications. According to ChatGPT, Hood was convicted in a foreign bribery case involving subsidies owned by the Reserve Bank of Australia in the early 2000s. ,ALSO READ: Bill Gates, ex-wife share first picture with granddaughter – view pics,
According to Hood’s lawyers, the mayor was employed by a bank assistant and was the one who actually reported the bribe to police enforcement. The report states that Hood has never been charged with a crime.
On March 21, OpenAI received a letter from Hood’s legal team stating that they had 28 days to update the facts or risk a defamation lawsuit.
According to James Naughton, an attorney with Hood’s law firm Gordon Legal, “This could be a landmark event in how we apply this defamation law to a new area of publishing in the artificial intelligence and IT world.”
Naughton claimed that Hood relied on an unblemished public record throughout his campaign, as his reputation as an elected politician was at stake.