If the lawsuit materializes, it would be the first time that generative AI would be sued for defamation and providing false information to its users. (file photo)
An Australian Mayor May Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT’s False Claims The first defamation case has been filed against ChatGPT, the popular Next Generation AI.
A regional Australian mayor has threatened to sue OpenAI – the maker behind the hugely popular ChatGPT – if it fails to rectify false claims made by generative AI about serving time in prison for bribery. This potential lawsuit—if it moves forward—would be the first defamation case against OpenAI.
According to a recent Reuters report, Brian Hood, who was elected as mayor of Hepburn Shire in November last year, has expressed concern about his reputation after ChatGPT erroneously suggested he was involved in a foreign bribery scandal. Included.
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Hood’s attorneys have already sent a “letter of concern” to OpenAI — asking them to correct the misinformation. The latter, which was sent on March 21, requests OpenAI to fix the problem or face a possible lawsuit, and has given the company 28 days to do so. However, OpenAI is yet to respond to Hood’s lawyers.
If the lawsuit materializes, it would be the first time that generative AI would be sued for defamation and providing false information to its users.
“This will potentially be a historic moment in that it is applying this defamation law to a new area of publishing in the artificial intelligence and IT space,” said James Naughton, a partner at Hood’s law firm Gordon Legal. “She is an elected official, her reputation is central to her role,” he added.
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