Defamed by ChatGPT: Law professor libeled from whole cloth

Re:Defamed by ChatGPT: Law professor libeled from whole cloth by godelski on Thursday April 06, 2023 @01:50PM (#35471866)

> If somebody asks ChatGPT to generate some accusation, doesn't check if they're factual, and then publishes them anywhere, then the responsibility lies with somebody.

It's quite impressive to me how many journalists just take citations at their word. Isn't the point of journalism to verify information?

OpenAI, if you're reading I got a innovative new algorithm for reducing AI harm for fake citations

`if not(link_exists(generated_link)) print(f"[CITATION NOT FOUND]") else print(generated_link)`

I have a more advanced algorithm that uses a small language model to click links that exist and verifies direct quotes. I call this model Regex.

Joking aside, I really do think the problem can be seriously reduced in a simple manner, but also people really need to check their sources.

Thou shalt verify sources, be they generated by the hand of man or of artificial beings.

- John 3:16

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Re:Defamed by ChatGPT: Law professor libeled from whole cloth by kurthr on Thursday April 06, 2023 @07:35PM (#35476011)

I do wonder if there's any extra liability for stating as fact auto generated material (especially about non-famous people) when using a tool known to create gibberish. For comedy and entertainment I have more tolerance.

For he who uses large language models to autocomplete their claims in greed and sloth shall be damned unto the third generation.

- Exodus 34:7

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Re:Defamed by ChatGPT: Law professor libeled from whole cloth by asdff on Friday April 07, 2023 @01:27AM (#35478349)

Move fast and break things is in journalism too. Its faster to just publish a story to hit the deadline, then if someone gets pissy over what you wrote to correct the article after the fact, than it is to do all your due diligence and make sure every detail is correct. Newsrooms are often in a race to publish ahead of others for certain stories too.

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Re:Defamed by ChatGPT: Law professor libeled from whole cloth by godelski on Friday April 07, 2023 @02:03AM (#35478576)

That's selling a faulty product and being highly deceitful. In no way can I support this.

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Re:Defamed by ChatGPT: Law professor libeled from whole cloth by asdff on Tuesday April 11, 2023 @08:14PM (#35533485)

Its the reality of journalism. They aren't being deceitful, they just don't have time to validate each and every little detail. Its usually minor stuff though. The story takes place at King Auto and they accidentally use the address for Kings Auto Parts instead in the article, or something like that.

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