Hangzhou police investigate ChatGPT-written fake notice cancelling traffic restrictions
A resident of Hangzhou asked ChatGPT to write a notice announcing that the city would cancel its road-space rationing policy, and shared screenshots of the AI-generated text in a WeChat group. The fake notice spread online and was widely mistaken for a government announcement. Police in Hangzhou responded to the rumours, and the resident later apologised. Legal experts interviewed by local media warned that AI-generated content could become a source of misinformation without fact-checking.
- Date it happened
- 2023-02-16
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT
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