[eKorea] An Il-won Partner Lawyer_Can legal liability be imposed if defamation occurs due to false information spread by AI?

Law firm Veat partner attorney An Il-won conducted an interview from a legal expert perspective regarding whether legal responsibility can be demanded if defamation occurs due to false information spread by AI caused by the “hallucination phenomenon” of ChatGPT (ChatGPI).

Please refer to the detailed interview content in the article below, and please contact Law firm Veat if you have any inquiries related to this interview.

Partner attorney An Il-won majored in computer science and worked as Manager at Naver Corporation Search Development Center. He also conducted research and development on document ranking systems (search engine ranking systems) and distributed databases. In addition, he achieved 7th place (silver prize) in the Korean regional finals of the world-renowned coding skills competition, the Association for Computing Machinery International Collegiate Programming Contest (ACM-ICPC), and has a history of being a legal mentor for the Ministry of Science and ICT’s ICT Startup Legal, and as a member of the Korean Bar Association’s IT Blockchain Special Committee. He provides legal advice based on a deep understanding of legal issues for IT companies and blockchain/virtual asset companies.

[eKorea] ChatGPT-like chatbot AI is causing problems worldwide due to the “hallucination phenomenon” – incorrectly presenting information. There is also concern that the wrong results produced by this hallucination phenomenon could damage the reputation of a specific individual.

Recently, American legal scholar Jonathan Turley discovered that ChatGPT was spreading false information that he had committed a crime – he had been told that he had committed a crime.

A colleague attorney requested ChatGPT to create a list of “lawyers with a criminal record” for research, and ChatGPT responded by including his name on the list.

ChatGPT cited a 2018 March Washington Post article as the source of information – Turley professor cited the article, which did not exist.
AI ‘Lying’ Raises Defamation Concerns, Asking ChatGPT ‘Korean Politician Who Committed a Crime’ / Source: eKorea (http://www.ekoreanews.co.kr)