Copilot AI calls journalist a child abuser, Microsoft tries to launder responsibility - eviltoast
Martin Bernklau is a German journalist who reported for decades on criminal trials. He looked himself up on Bing, which suggests you use its Copilot AI. Copilot then listed a string of crimes Bernk…
  • superkret@feddit.orgEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Microsoft published, using their software and servers, a libelous claim, to potentially millions of people.
    The details of how the software was programmed should be legally irrelevant.

    • Shitgenstein1@awful.systemsEnglish
      2·
      4 months ago

      The details of how the software was programmed should be legally irrelevant.

      Why? Programmers should be legally liable for what they program.

      • Architeuthis@awful.systemsEnglish
        5·
        4 months ago

        Why? Programmers should be legally liable for what they program.

        Too many degrees of separation between a programmer and the final product and how it’s used, usually.

        Additionally, the decision to deploy an incomplete product or one that contains known flaws is an administrative decision, not a programming one.