Mar 20, 2025Confirmed
ChatGPT told a Norwegian man he had murdered two of his children, triggering a GDPR complaint
AI loose in the worldMisinformationDERIVED
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When Arve Hjalmar Holmen asked ChatGPT about himself, it stated he had been convicted of murdering two of his sons, attempting to kill a third, and sentenced to 21 years, while correctly stating his hometown and the number and gender of his children. Privacy group noyb filed a complaint with Norway's Datatilsynet on March 20, 2025 alleging a breach of GDPR Article 5(1)(d) accuracy; OpenAI said it was reviewing the complaint and that the model now uses web search and no longer makes the claim.
What this means for youAn AI can produce a confident, false criminal record about you or your business, so search your own name periodically and keep records of what it says.
Sources
- noybhttps://noyb.eu/en/ai-hallucinations-chatgpt-created-fake-child-murderer
- TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/03/19/chatgpt-hit-with-privacy-complaint-over-defamatory-hallucinations/
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