OpenAI Hit with Defamation Suit Over False Accusations Generated by ChatGPT

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OpenAI has been hit with its first defamation lawsuit after ChatGPT fabricated legal accusations against a radio host.

Mark Walters, a radio host in Georgia, is suing OpenAI in what appears to be the first defamation lawsuit against the company over false information generated by ChatGPT. 

The chat AI stated that Walters had been accused of defrauding and embezzling funds from a non-profit organization. ChatGPT generated the information in response to a request from a third party, a journalist named Fred Riehl. 

According to the lawsuit, Riehl asked ChatGPT…