The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023.A judge is deciding whether to sanction two lawyers who blamed ChatGPT for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. The lawyers apologized at a hearing Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Manhattan federal court for their roles in written submissions that seemed to leave Judge P. Kevin Castel both baffled and disturbed at what happened.
Over the past several years, large language models – neural networks that are trained using huge amounts of text – have led to systems that are capable of writing stories and carrying on natural-sounding conversations. Beyond the danger of misinformation are more sinister uses, including widescale fraud and the intentional spread of disinformation through fabricated content and images.
Impose criminal penalties for disseminating AI or computer-generated impersonations of someone without their consent – and making it a third-degree felony for engaging in this conduct with the intent to defraud or injure. We also have introduced a resolution that would encourage the commonwealth to establish an advisory committee to study AI and all its potential impacts on Pennsylvanians, from the spread of false information to the potential threat automation could pose to labor and blue-collar jobs. As legislators, we need to be aware of how AI is used so we can ensure that it is used ethically and responsibly.