ChatGPT falsely accuses Australian mayor of bribery

Australian mayor Brian Hood was falsely accused of bribery and spending time in prison by ChatGPT, resulting in Hood suing OpenAI for defamation.  

ChatGPT had falsely named Hood as involved in a foreign bribery scandal in the early 2000s. 

However, Hood's lawyers said he had notified authorities about the bribes and had never been charged with a crime, let alone spent time in prison.

Hood said that he would sue Open AI for defamation unless it fixed the error within 28 days. The lawsuit would be the first of its kind in the world.

According to Reuters, Australian defamation damages payouts are generally capped around AUD 400,000 (USD 269,360).