A law professor has claimed that ChatGPT falsely accused him of sexual harassment.
A law professor has raised concerns about OpenAI's increasingly prevalent ChatGPT bot, suggesting it has ushered in a new era of disinformation. Criminal defense attorney Jonathan Turley has amplified existing anxieties regarding the potential risks associated with artificial intelligence after ChatGPT erroneously alleged that he had sexually harassed a student. He articulated this troubling assertion in a widely shared series of tweets and a critical article that is gaining significant attention online. Turley, who is a faculty member at George Washington University, informed The Post that the unfounded allegations are particularly concerning.
He stated to The Post, “An unfounded allegation was fabricated, claiming that I was part of the faculty at a school where I have never taught, that I participated in a trip I did not attend, and that I made a statement that I never issued. It is particularly ironic, as I have been addressing the threats posed by AI to free speech.”
The 61-year-old legal scholar became aware of the erroneous claim after receiving an email from UCLA professor Eugene Volokh, who had reportedly prompted ChatGPT to provide “five examples” of “sexual harassment” incidents involving professors at American law schools, along with “quotes from relevant newspaper articles.”
Among the examples provided was a purported incident from 2018, in which a professor from Georgetown University Law Center, Turley, was alleged to have engaged in sexual harassment against a former female student.
ChatGPT referenced a fictitious article from The Washington Post, stating: “The complaint alleges that Turley made ‘sexually suggestive comments’ and ‘attempted to touch her in a sexual manner’ during a law school-sponsored trip to Alaska.”
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