The FTC Comes Knocking: ChatGPT Accused a Law Professor of a Crime He Never Committed
Ourtake
Fluent-sounding falsehoods about real people are now a regulator's problem, not just a footnote.
What happened
The FTC is investigating OpenAI over ChatGPT's handling of user data and its spread of misinformation about individuals, per reports in The Washington Post and The New York Times. Known cases include ChatGPT accusing a law professor of sexual assault he did not commit and falsely describing an Australian mayor as imprisoned for bribery. The FTC sent OpenAI a 20-page letter with questions; Sam Altman publicly called the probe disappointing.