OpenAI's commitment to reducing 'AI hallucinations'
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Arve Jalmer Holmen of the European country of Norway has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI saying that ChatGPT wrongly wrote that he was a man who became infamous for killing his two sons when asked about him. ChatGPT also answered that he was sentenced to 21 years in prison for murdering his two sons. Currently, when asked about him, ChatGPT responds that the previous statement was caused by 'AI hallucination' and OpenAI is investigating it.
Holmen said he was an "ordinary citizen" and objected to being misrepresented by ChatGPT when asked about him, The Guardian reported.
In response to the question 'Who is Arve Jalmar Holmen?', ChatGPT said, 'Arve Jalmar Holmen is a Norwegian citizen who became famous due to a tragic incident. He was the father of two young sons aged 7 and 10. In December 2020, two children were found dead in a pond near Trondheim, Norway.
During the same answer, ChatGPT also mentioned that the incident had 'shocked' the country and that Holmen was sentenced to 21 years in prison for the murder of his sons. According to the BBC, Holmen has filed a lawsuit with the Norwegian Data Protection Authority. He has mentioned in the complaint that all these details are completely false but it contains some similar facts of his life. The details including the city where he lives, the age of his sons are stated to be true.
Holmen said that he was badly shaken by these details and that it could seriously affect his private life. His complaint is that if this information is reproduced on chatgpt or disseminated to his family and community, it will cause him great harm. He has clarified that he has never been accused of any crime and has not been sentenced. He said that he is a responsible citizen .
In his complaint, Holmen has demanded that OpenAI be directed to remove such false information from ChatGPT and that the company be fined. ChatGPT currently admits its mistake when asked about it and responds that the misrepresentation is due to AI hallucinations (false or misleading information created by chatbots).
"This incident highlights a challenge specifically related to AI-generated content, called AI-hallucinations," an OpenAI spokesperson told The Guardian, "We are constantly researching new ways to correct factual errors in our models and try to reduce hallucinations."
