Judge decides case based on AI-hallucinated case law

[Gorgon Zee]

How are you dealing with any privacy concerns? In my org we are bound by FIPPA and anyone who fed private data to a public LLM would get roasted alive, for the legal exposure we would face.

Only approved tools can be used for data that is private, sensitive or restricted (includes PHI/PII, financial, etc. -- basically anything not public). Approval is by a committee including me, our VP for compliance and our VP for security. In general, to be approved a tool must:

• Secure our data subject to HIPAA and other requirements.
• Not use our data to train a model. Or if they do, secure that model so we are the only ones with access to it.
• We typically (always?) require a contract that defines these requirements.

The second point is often a sticking point. Using our data to train their models is very valuable for another company -- it builds their IP. However, my current understanding of the law is that you cannot actually do this without the consent of the people whose data you are sharing: If we use their data to improve care of OUR patients; it's OK -- but using their data in ways that will not benefit them requires consent.

I am not a lawyer: The above is my understanding of the law and I believe that others may have a different / more lenient view. So do not take the above as fact, but simply as the interpretation that I use in my daily work.

 

[Scribe]

I heard a story on the radio that young people were turning to AI to write Dear John letters, responses to text messages where the other person was emotionally hurt, etc.

I'm sure its going to work out really well when these people need to enter the actual work force and deal with people face to face.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I heard a story on the radio that young people were turning to AI to write Dear John letters, responses to text messages where the other person was emotionally hurt, etc.

“Dear John,

It’s been a wonderful 6 years we’ve had together, and I wouldn’t trade them for the world. But I’m struggling with the demands your job is placing on you- the many weeks of travel you’re required to make are straining our relationship. I can’t stand the loneliness I feel while you’re away selling blahaj in Mordor, or bronies in Lankhmar.

And I’ve found comfort in the arms of our neighbor, Hastur.

So this is it.

Love,

Jane”