He Was the First to Sue AI for Defamation–the Result Is a Cautionary Tale
Mark Walters, host of the "Armed American Radio" podcast, in his Atlanta-area studio. Courtesy of Mark Walters

He Was the First to Sue AI for Defamation–the Result Is a Cautionary Tale

A Georgia judge ruled that ChatGPT did not meet the legal standard for defamation when it created a completely false report about a Second Amendment podcaster.
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ATLANTA—Journalist Fred Riehl logged onto ChatGPT on May 4, 2023, to research a lawsuit between the Second Amendment Foundation (SAF) and Washington state’s attorney general.

The chatbot handed over an explosive story.

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