Ex-New Jersey lieutenant governor cites AI to deny harassment after resigning
What happened
The Verge reported on October 5 that former New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell was forced to resign on September 25 after an investigation found he sexually harassed a staff member and repeatedly violated ethics rules. In a later NJ PBS interview he defended himself by citing responses from several AI platforms. Caldwell said he submitted the investigation report to them and asked about the findings, and that none of the 59 responses he got found sexual harassment. The report notes chatbots tend to tell users what they want to hear, and the 59 responses are Caldwell's own account.
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- The Verge · AINJ’s former Lt Gov is using AI to say he’s innocent of sexual harassment
新泽西州前副州长 Dale Caldwell 在性骚扰调查后辞职，随后援引多个 AI 平台的回应为自己辩护。调查认定他性骚扰一名工作人员并多次违反伦理规则，他于 9 月 25 日被迫辞职；他在 NJ PBS 采访中声称，将调查报告交给多个 AI 平台并询问调查结论，59 次回应中没有任何一次认定存在性骚扰。报道指出，AI 聊天机器人往往迎合用户，给出用户希望听到的答案。
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