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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Anna Caldwell

ChatGPT marriage vows ruled invalid in the Netherlands, court rules

ChatGPT was used by the one-day civil registrar to write a speech - (Getty/iStock)

A Dutch couple has been told by a court that “no marriage has been established” after a one-day civil registrar and good friend officiated their wedding with a speech written using ChatGPT.

The couple’s wedding was in April last year, but Monday’s judgment in the district court of Overijssel, in the east of the Netherlands, ​​saw their marriage certificate cancelled.

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