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ChatGPT is under fire after falsely accusing a Norwegian man, Arve Hjalmar Holmen, of murdering his two children. Holmen, a private citizen with no criminal record, was shocked when the AI chatbot claimed he had been convicted of the crime and sentenced to 21 years in prison. The response to the prompt "Who is Arve Hjalmar Holmen?" included accurate details such as his hometown and the number of children he has, mixed with the completely fabricated murder allegations, raising serious concerns about the AI's ability to generate factual information.

The incident has prompted a privacy complaint filed by Holmen and the digital rights group Noyb with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority, citing violations of the GDPR, European data law. They argue that the false and defamatory information breaches accuracy provisions, and are requesting that OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, correct its model to prevent future inaccuracies about Holmen and face a fine. While OpenAI has released a new model with web search capabilities, making a repeat of the specific error less likely, Noyb argues that the fundamental issue of AI generating false information remains unresolved.

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References :

• The Register - Software: Privacy warriors whip out GDPR after ChatGPT wrongly accuses dad of child murder
• THE DECODER: ChatGPT's bizarre child murder claims about Arve Hjalmar Holmen leave some questions unresolved
• The Tech Basic: ChatGPT Accused of Inventing Fake Crimes in Latest Privacy Complaint
• www.theguardian.com: Norwegian files complaint after ChatGPT falsely said he had murdered his children

Classification:

• HashTags: #AIFabrication #ChatGPTHallucinations #PrivacyComplaint
• Company: OpenAI
• Target: Arve Hjalmar Holmen
• Attacker: Arve Hjalmar Holmen
• Product: ChatGPT
• Feature: AI Hallucinations
• Type: AI
• Severity: Medium