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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Diane Jeantet and Mauricio Savarese

Brazilian city enacts an ordinance secretly written by a surprising new staffer: ChatGPT

Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

City lawmakers in Brazil have enacted what appears to be the nation’s first legislation written entirely by artificial intelligence — even if they didn't know it at the time.

The experimental ordinance was passed in October in the southern city of Porto Alegre and city councilman Ramiro Rosário revealed this week that it was written by a chatbot, sparking objections and raising questions about the role of artificial intelligence in public policy.

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