Why this mayor could file a complaint against ChatGPT

The mayor of an Australian municipality has started a procedure that could lead to a complaint against ChatGPT.

OpenAI’s chatbot has been attracting criticism in recent weeks. It was first of all the States which rose up towards the AI ​​supported by Microsoft, with in particular a ban decreed in Italy. And now even individuals could go to court.

An angry Australian mayor

Could ChatGPT cause harm to just about everyone? This is the question that is being asked more and more. In France, two people have filed a complaint with the CNIL, including one, that brought by the developer David Libeau, caused by the fabrications of the famous chatbot against him. And he would not be the only one to fear this propensity to lie of the AI.

Another case is presently occurring. The mayor of the Australian town of Hepburn Shire, Brian Hood, has indeed initiated legal proceedings against the OpenAI AI. In his letter of concern, he asks the company to change the false information issued about him by ChatGPT. If nothing is done, he will then launch a libel suit.

A criminal CV for the city councilor

It must be said that the blunder of the conversational agent could harm the career of the mayor. The latter is presented in the chatbot’s responses as an individual who has been convicted by the courts during a corruption scandal, in connection with a company called Note Printing Australia.

In fact, ChatGPT seems to have got its hands dirty. At the time, Brian Hood was indeed a player in this affair, except that he was then the whistleblower who had reported to the authorities the existence of bribes. As his lawyers explain, he had never been implicated by the courts.

The city councilor has reason to be worried. Being now an elected official, such allegations can, of course, deal very bad blows to his career. Reason why he wants to get change in ChatGPT quickly. Will he be heard?

Source : Neowin