Well, if AI said it, it must be true
Former New Jersey lieutenant governor Dale Caldwell attempted to use AI chatbots to clear his name following a sexual harassment investigation. He claimed that because AI platforms did not generate findings of harassment, he was being unfairly targeted.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the growing trend of individuals using AI to validate personal narratives and the inherent risks of treating LLMs as objective truth-tellers.
New Jersey’s lieutenant governor Dale Caldwell was forced to resign on September 25th after an investigation found he had sexually harassed a staffer and repeatedly violated ethics rules. The now-former Lt. governor has been making the media rounds trying to clear his name. But he took a particularly odd tactic during an interview on NJ PBS.
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