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ChatGPT is becoming for AI chatbots what Google became for online search. The service is the most popular in its segment, consistently leading the top free apps in Apple\u2019s App Store, for example. However, it has not been controversy-free throughout its existence. Due to a serious error in an output, a man filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT, as the chatbot claimed the man had murdered his children.
\nYou may not remember, but there was a time when ChatGPT didn\u2019t have internet access. Each platform update also included a more modern database. So, if you asked questions about things after the service\u2019s database date limit, you would likely get the wrong answer\u2014or an error message.
\nMan files lawsuit against ChatGPT for claiming he murdered his children
\nDuring that time, Arve Hjalmar Holmen asked the chatbot for everything it knew about him. The man had an unpleasant surprise when ChatGPT claimed he was convicted of murdering his children, in addition to attempting to kill a third. The platform also mentioned that Holmen was serving a 21-year sentence in Norway.
\nApparently, ChatGPT suffered \u201challucinations\u201d while generating the output. Hallucinations in AI platforms occur when they \u201cinvent\u201d false information and pass it off as real, affecting the reliability of the output. The chatbot allegedly mixed the false details with real details about the man\u2019s life. For example, the reply correctly showed Holmen\u2019s hometown, how many children he had, and the gender of his children.
\nIt\u2019s possible that the lack of internet access at the time prevented ChatGPT from performing further checks before sending the output. The platform could also have taken information about another person with a similar name and mixed it together. Anyway, it\u2019s clear that the response didn\u2019t make Holmen happy at all.
\nNoyb, an Austrian advocacy group, filed the lawsuit with the Norwegian Datatilsynet against ChatGPT on behalf of the man for portraying him as a convicted murderer. The lawsuit claims that OpenAI\u2019s service violated EU data privacy requirements.
\nChatGPT\u2019s output allegedly violated the EU\u2019s data privacy requirements
\n\u201cThe GDPR is clear. Personal data must be accurate. And if it isn\u2019t, users have the right to have it changed to reflect the truth,\u201d stated Joakim S\u00f6derberg, a lawyer at Noyb. \u201cShowing ChatGPT users a tiny disclaimer that the chatbot can make mistakes clearly isn\u2019t enough. You can\u2019t just spread false information and, in the end, add a small disclaimer saying that everything you said may just not be true.\u201d
\nThe Noyb group is seeking a fine from OpenAI and the removal of defamatory information about Holmen. It also demands improvements to ChatGPT to avoid similar problems. That said, it\u2019s possible that OpenAI resolved the latter requirement long ago. Currently, ChatGPT\u2019s results for the same prompt that listed Holmen as a child murderer now only show news about the lawsuit.
\nThe post ChatGPT hit with lawsuit for portraying a man as a child murderer appeared first on Android Headlines.
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\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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