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It's not quite that simple: an unrelated third party asked to write a summary of a court case, and ChatGPT injected some false facts about Mark Walters, in spit
by arp242 3y ago
It's not quite that simple: an unrelated third party asked to write a summary of a court case, and ChatGPT injected some false facts about Mark Walters, in spite of not being mentioned at all in this court case. Who knows how many times it's done something like this? Dozens, hundreds, or thousands of times?
I wouldn't be happy either if someone asked "please tell me about [random topic I'm vaguely related to]" and it started claiming I committed fraud (or worse!)
If I go around falsely telling people "Mark Walters committed fraud!" then I'm probably not going to win the defamation case. I don't think "yeah, but the computer did it" is a very good defence.
- avmich 3y agoI think OpenAI has plenty of possibilities to explain why they aren't the responsible side in this case. E.g. they can argue that a proper way to use the tool is to provide elaborate prompts which reasonably protect from unwanted responses. I think many will see that ChatGPT tool is substantially different from a news website.
- addisonl 3y agoAt the end of the day you are liable for what you do, if you don’t read what a tool outputs that’s on you.
- flangola7 3y agoRight, but that applies to OpenAI too. You're liable for what you do with your tools. If your tool (construction crane/GPUs) cause harm (dropped an AC unit on the neighbor's house/slandered an individual's reputation), you're going to get sued for the damage. It may involve the injured party suing their neighbor, who then sues the construction contractor, who may then have to face higher business insurance premiums or even license revocation if the harm is severe or part of a recurring pattern.