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David Penman wasn’t happy with his local Victorian council. So, he privately prosecuted five councillors

Legal action by the Daylesford small business owner has forced Hepburn shire councillors to stand down – leaving only two able to serve

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14

Learn To Forget? How To Rein In A Rogue Chatbot

When Australian politician Brian Hood noticed ChatGPT was telling people he was a convicted criminal, he took the old-fashioned route and threatened legal action against the AI chatbot's maker, OpenAI. His case raised a potentially huge problem with such AI programs: what happens when they get stuff wrong in a…

International Business Times · Dec 8, 2023

Jim Crow Creek officially renamed Larni Barramal Yaluk

Central Victoria's Dja Dja Wurrung people and their supporters have been pushing for Jim Crow Creek to be renamed for more than a decade, finally earning a new entry in the government gazette.

ABC News · May 11, 2023

Hepburn mayor may sue OpenAI for defamation over false ChatGPT claims

Hepburn Shire Mayor Brian Hood may become the first Australian to sue a chatbot for lying about him, after he was incorrectly deemed a guilty party in a bribery scandal.

ABC News · Apr 6, 2023

ChatGPT falsely accused a mayor of bribery when he was actually the whistleblower—now he wants to sue in what could be the first defamation case against a bot

A local mayor was surprised to learn that the bot said he served prison time. You would be too.

Fortune · Apr 5, 2023

Australian Mayor Threatening Lawsuit Over ChatGPT Libel

Financial Review (Australia) [Byron Kaye] reports (see also Reuters): Brian Hood, who was elected mayor of Hepburn Shire, 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, last November, became concerned about his reputation when members of the public told him ChatGPT had falsely named him as a guilty party in a foreign bribery…

Reason · Apr 5, 2023

Australian mayor readies world's first defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT content

A regional Australian mayor said he may sue OpenAI if it does not correct ChatGPT's false claims that he had served time in prison for bribery, in what would be the first defamation lawsuit against the automated text service.

Reuters · Apr 5, 2023

ChatGPT threatened with defamation suit

SYDNEY: An Australian mayor is considering a defamation lawsuit over false claims made by ChatGPT that he had served time in prison for bribery, in what would be the first such action of its kind against the automated text service.

Bangkok Post · Apr 5, 2023