{"id":942,"date":"2025-03-22T21:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T18:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/?p=942"},"modified":"2025-03-22T21:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T18:30:22","slug":"chatgpt-sreates-fake-child-killer-from-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/chatgpt-sreates-fake-child-killer-from-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT creates Fake Child Killer From Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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| Photo: Noyb<\/a>\u00a0|<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Privacy advocacy group Noyb<\/a> filed a formal complaint with Norway\u2019s data protection authority against OpenAI, alleging the company violated EU data laws by failing to correct ChatGPT\u2019s<\/a> fabrication of a \u201cdefamatory\u201d story falsely implicating a Norwegian man in a fictional child murder case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Allegations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The complaint centers on a Norwegian user, Arve Hjalmar Holmen, who discovered that ChatGPT had generated a detailed, entirely fictitious narrative alleging he was convicted of murdering two of his children, attempting to kill a third, and serving a 21-year prison sentence. The AI\u2019s output shockingly wove real personal details\u2014including his hometown, the number and genders of his children\u2014into the false claims, amplifying risks to his reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noyb argues that OpenAI\u2019s failure to provide users with mechanisms to correct such errors breaches Article 5(1)(d) of the GDPR, which mandates that personal data be \u201caccurate and, where necessary, kept up to date.\u201d The group emphasizes that ChatGPT\u2019s tendency to \u201challucinate\u201d damaging falsehoods\u2014ranging from bribery and abuse accusations to murder\u2014has repeatedly exposed individuals to harm, with no clear recourse for correction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AI Hallucinations: From Quirks to Legal Risks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ChatGPT\u2019s \u201challucinations,\u201d a term describing its generation of plausible but fabricated information, have drawn scrutiny since the chatbot\u2019s launch. While some inaccuracies are harmless, cases like Holmen\u2019s underscore their potential severity. Media reports and lawsuits have previously highlighted instances where the tool falsely accused individuals of crimes, including embezzlement and sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

OpenAI has responded by adding disclaimers noting ChatGPT may produce errors. However, Noyb\u2019s data protection lawyer, Joakim S\u00f6derberg, dismissed this as insufficient: \u201cThe GDPR is clear. You can\u2019t spread false information and hide behind a tiny disclaimer. Users have the right to correct inaccurate data\u2014a principle OpenAI systematically ignores.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implications<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The case highlights a critical clash between rapidly evolving AI technology and established data rights. With regulators increasingly scrutinizing AI systems, the outcome could set a precedent for how generative AI tools handle accuracy, accountability, and user protections under EU law. For now, victims of ChatGPT\u2019s \u201ccreative\u201d storytelling wait to see if the law will compel OpenAI to rewrite its approach to the truth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Privacy advocacy group Noyb filed a formal complaint with Norway\u2019s data protection authority against OpenAI, alleging the company violated EU data laws by failing to correct ChatGPT\u2019s fabrication of a \u201cdefamatory\u201d story falsely implicating a Norwegian man in a fictional child murder case. The Allegations The complaint centers on a Norwegian user, Arve Hjalmar Holmen, [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":943,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_newsroomin_seo_keywords":"","_newsroomin_seo_lead_override":"","_newsroomin_disable_ads":false,"_newsroomin_is_archived":"","_newsroomin_tooltips":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,1604],"tags":[247,16,249,248],"class_list":["post-942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news","tag-chatgpt","tag-european-union","tag-fake-child-killer","tag-norway"],"tooltips":[],"newsroomin_tooltips":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsroomin.eu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}