Mar 29, 2024Confirmed
NYC's official MyCity business chatbot told employers they could take workers' tips and refuse Section 8 tenants
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New York City's MyCity chatbot, built on Microsoft Azure AI and launched in October 2023 to help business owners, told testers that landlords may refuse Section 8 vouchers, that lockouts are legal, that bosses may take workers' tips, and that businesses may refuse cash, all of which violate NYC or federal law. The city said the bot was a pilot that would improve and kept it online.
What this means for youEven a government-run AI assistant gave illegal compliance advice, so verify any legal or regulatory answer from a chatbot against the actual statute before acting.
Sources
- The Markuphttps://themarkup.org/news/2024/03/29/nycs-ai-chatbot-tells-businesses-to-break-the-law
- Quartzhttps://qz.com/nyc-ai-chatbot-false-illegal-business-advice-1851375066
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