Overview

• Arve Hjalmar Holmen filed a legal complaint against OpenAI after ChatGPT falsely claimed he murdered his children and was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
• The digital rights group Noyb is representing Holmen, arguing the incident violates European data protection laws and defamed his character.
• OpenAI acknowledged the error, attributing it to an older version of ChatGPT, and emphasized improvements in newer models to reduce such inaccuracies.
• Holmen claims the fabricated story caused significant harm to his reputation and fears some may believe the false accusations.
• The Data Protection Authority is reviewing the complaint, with Noyb advocating for penalties against OpenAI for the misinformation.