Reported by Matt Binder

Is OpenAI responsible for what its popular AIchatbot, ChatGPT, says? A new lawsuit against the company filed by a Georgia-based radio host argues that the company is.

Armed America Radio host Mark Walters filed against OpenAI for defamation earlier this week, marking the first such case in AI, according to Bloomberg.

So, what happened? According to the complaint, Fred Riehl, the editor-in-chief of the gun outlet AmmoLand, was doing research for an article on a Washington federal court case, Second Amendment Foundation v. Ferguson. 

When Riehl asked ChatGPT for a summary of the case, ChatGPT responded with information about Walters, who the AI chatbot said was the Second Amendment Foundation’s treasurer and chief financial officer. According to Walters’ suit, ChatGPT told Riehl that Walters engaged in “defrauding and embezzling funds” from the organization it said he worked for.

One problem: Walters doesn’t nor has he ever worked for the organization.

Read full report: https://mashable.com/article/openai-chatgpt-defamation-lawsuit-details