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Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
In Georgia, Mark Walters, who is apparently a local radio personality of some sort, has sued OpenAI for libel based on falsehoods propagated by ChatGPT, and Techdirt wonders whether the suit has a prayer. Here’s a bit from their article; follow the link for context.
And I’m not sure there are really good answers. First off, only one person actually saw this information, and there’s no indication that he actually believed any of it (indeed, it sounds like he was aware that it was hallucinating), which would push towards it not being defamation and even if it was, there was no harm at all.
Second, even if you could argue that the content was defamatory and created harm, is there actual malice by Open AI? First off, Watson is easily a public figure, so he’d need to show actual malice by OpenAI . . . .
Aside:
Whether Walters wins or loses, I doubt he’ll be the last to want a day in court with ChatGPT.
Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke, Reprise 0
Fox News blows smoke about smoke and spreads propaganda for polluters.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Paper Trial 0
Lawrence O’Donnell cuts through ex-Trump lawyer Timothy Parlatore’s double-talk on Donald Trump’s theft of government documents.
Via C&L, which has commentary.
Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke 0
Many of the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states have been under air quality warnings because of smoke from wildfires in Quebec. Yesterday, we could smell the smoke and see the haze, though we are hundreds of miles south of the Canadian border (today, the air is clearer, but the warnings are still in effect). This is unprecedented in my experience, and I’ve lived in this general area my entire life.
Yet, as Michael in Norfolk points out, Republicans continue to pretend that climate change isn’t.
Full-Face and Profiled 0
The EFF reports on a court’s finding about farcical recognition. A snippet (emphasis added):
Follow the link for details.
Twits Own Twitter 0
Sam and his crew call out the muskrat lies.
A Notion of Immigrants 0
Florida Man’s actions have consequences.
Artificial? Yes. Intelligent? Not So Much. 0
In San Francisco, driverless cars are providing persuasive evidence that drivers are a valuable resource.
Afterthought:
Methinks one of the most striking characteristics of “Tech Bros”–and I’m referring specifically to that particular subset of the tech community–is their arrogance.
Decoding de Code 0
Thom translates the term.
How Far Will Wells-Fargo? 0
Well, as Yogi Berra once said, “It’s deja vu all over again.”
And, in more news of Wells-Gone-Farther . . . .
