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New York City defends AI chatbot that advised entrepreneurs to break laws

By Jonathan Allen

Apr 5 2024 2:57PM

Chatbot caught giving business owners wrong answers or advice.

New York City defends AI chatbot that advised entrepreneurs to break laws

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is defending the city's new artificial intelligence chatbot that has been caught in recent days giving business owners wrong answers or advice that, if followed, would entail breaking the law. When launched as a pilot in October, the MyCity chatbot was touted as ...

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