Philly sheriff's campaign takes down bogus 'news' stories posted to site that were generated by AI
2024-02-06
Yahoo! Finance
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Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s campaign removed over 30 fake news stories from its website after admitting they were generated by ChatGPT. The AI-created articles, presented as legitimate news, misled the public and raised concerns about misinformation and erosion of trust in democratic processes.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The campaign used ChatGPT to create fake news articles that were presented as real, which misled the public and local news outlets could not verify these stories. This misinformation can erode public trust and threaten democracy, which is a clear harm to communities. The AI system's outputs were pivotal in causing this harm, fulfilling the criteria for an AI Incident. The event is not merely a potential risk or a complementary update but a realized harm caused by AI-generated misinformation.[AI generated]