Lawyer Ex Machina #39: Defamed by an AI chatbot
AI
Are defamatory statements made by a product powered by large language models actionable in a court of law, and against who?
This Australian mayor may be suing OpenAI over a ChatGPT statement that he was charged and convicted of bribery.[Reuters article]
Law professor and political commentator Jonathan Turley recently revealed that ChatGPT generated a comment accusing him of sexual harassment of a student, based on a Washington Post story that does not exist.
Cartoonist Ted Rall asks some legal experts - Can I sue if ChatGPT defames me?
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has a Request for Comments "on what policies can support the development of AI audits, assessments, certifications and other mechanisms to create earned trust in AI systems." [WSJ ($)]
The NYPD is deploying robots, including Boston Dynamics's 'digidog', as well as a new GPS-based location tracking system. [WSJ ($)]
"Why do Western governments delegate border control to AI more and more?"
The Center on the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School has several articles on generative AI and the legal industry, including the ethics of use and its potential to affect legal research and writing.
Related: another take on the ethical issues around using GenAI products.
Miscellaneous
An interim report by FTX's interim CEO points to "profound control failures placed its crypto assets and funds at
risk from the outset." [Law 360 article ($) | Report]The governor of Utah has signed a bill that creates a pilot program for digital IDs based on blockchain technology.
Tesla employees were found to have shared videos of car owners, made by the car's camera systems. A class action complaint has been filed in federal court in California.[Docket]
Events
The Copyright Office is holding a series of virtual listening sessions on artificial intelligence and creative works. The first one is focused literary works (including software), April 19th, 1-4 p.m. EDT.