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blibble ◴[] No.45093155[source]
the "AI" bullshitters need to be liable for this type of wilful defamation

and it is wilful, they know full well it has no concept of truthfulness, yet they serve up its slop output directly into the faces of billions of people

and if this makes "AI" nonviable as a business? tough shit

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gruez[dead post] ◴[] No.45093360[source]
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oxguy3 ◴[] No.45093489[source]
The AI summaries in Google aren't presented as wild hallucinations; they show up in an authoritative looking box as an answer to the query you just typed. The New York Times wouldn't be able to get out of libel suits by adding a tiny disclaimer to their masthead; why should it be different for Google?
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gruez[dead post] ◴[] No.45093534[source]
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aDyslecticCrow ◴[] No.45093827[source]
You can sue a fortune teller too if they tell people you're a sex offender and drink piss.
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gruez ◴[] No.45093873[source]
Anyone can sue, but has there been a case of a fortune teller actually losing? What if there was no involvement from the fortune teller at all, like if the client asked "is my wife cheating on me", and all 3 cards drawn were in the affirmative?
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1. aDyslecticCrow ◴[] No.45094166[source]
Fortune telling is a bad strawman and you know it. Fortune tellers talk with one person, give vague advice, and may destroy a relationship at worst.

If a Fortune teller published articles claiming false things about random prople, gave dangerous medical advice, claiming to be a Nigerian prince, or convinced you to put all your savings into bitcoin; the "entertainment purposes" shield dissolves quite quickly.

Google makes an authorative statement on top of the worlds most used search engine, in a similar way they previously did with Wikipedia for relevant topics.

The little disclaimer should not shield them from doing real tangible harm to people.