THE WORLD’S first-ever AI-generated law has come into force after it was generated by ChatGPT.
City councillor Ramiro Rosario admitted he had used the system to create the statute which has now become law in Brazil.
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The politician asked ChatGP to create a two-clause law that protected citizens from higher water bills in Porto Alegre.
The law went through the entire drafting, amending and debating process without anyone having a clue that it hadn’t been written by a human, reported local media.
It was finally voted into law and then approved by city mayor Sebastiao Melo on November 23.
It was only after the bill became law that councillor Rosario admitted he had used the advanced AI tool to write it.
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Astonished city council president Hamilton Sossmeier said: “I consider it strange.
“This is the first time it has happened, and no law indicates that I cannot approve it.
“Today, there is nothing that prohibits it. But, in my opinion, it is a dangerous, complicated precedent.
“Other, more complex laws could come that generate other types of impact.
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“For now, my personal concerns remain. A warning light has come on.”
The bill exempts citizens from paying the Municipal Department of Water and Sewage for a new water meter if theirs is stolen.
Councillor Rosario said all he had to do was key in a command for the basic legal outline of the bill’s intention and let the app do the rest.
Astonishingly ChatGPT spat out the first draft in just seconds and Rosario sent it to the council unaltered.
The city council simply reviewed the text, made spelling corrections, and adapted it to their legal language, according to reports.
It was only after final approval that Rosario revealed the law had been drawn up by ChatGPT.
He explained: “Our strategy was not to mention to anyone that it had been made by artificial intelligence, precisely to let it proceed normally and carry out this experiment.
“We chose a bill that was simple and avoided controversial topics.
“Artificial intelligence didn’t just deliver the text I proposed, it went further.
“It proposed deadlines and included a clause which we hadn’t thought of.”
Rosario believes that AI tools will simplify and revolutionise politicians’ work but might also make many of them redundant.
Artificial Intelligence continues to advance rapidly.
But concerns of it threatening many industries and replacing experts are raising as quickly.
Not long after its launch, ChatGPT stirred a debate when a judge in Colombia admitted to using it to make a ruling.
Then the app spooked the world when a professor realised it could be used to pass exams successfully.
A professor at the University of Pennsylvania put ChatGPT through the final exam for the Master of Business Administration programme.
The app had scored a B, proving that machine-learning can be a tool to cheat and gain a whole degree.
This revelation made the education systems question how people should be graded.
Even one of the most in-demand jobs couldn’t avoid the risk of being replaced by AI.
AI bot was found to be better than doctors at diagnosing patients in A&E, a study shows.
The AI influencers have taken up by storm the social media world, threatening to replace humans.
Experts say that artificially intelligent influencers can earn up to $1 million a year and their popularity is roaring.
Some of them already boast millions of followers on Instagram.
Some say AI’s astonishing capabilities can be used for improvement and convenience, but others warn the dangers of the app shouldn’t be underestimated.
In some cases, the AI tools were used to aid low-skill hackers and online scammers.
The app wrote convincing phishing emails, as well as malware that can steal people’s personal information.
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Back in March, Elon Musk, along with 1,000 AI experts, called for a pause in the creation of digital minds.
In an open letter, the backers have asked for a six-month delay in AI development to properly study its dangers and capabilities.
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