NYC's Official MyCity Chatbot Told Small Business Owners They Could Fire Workers for Reporting Harassment
The Markup tested NYC's government chatbot, built on Microsoft's Azure OpenAI stack and launched by Mayor Adams. It told landlords they could reject Section 8 tenants (illegal), told restaurants they could take tip money (illegal), and told bosses they could fire workers for reporting harassment (extremely illegal). The city left it online for months after the report.
The Markup tested NYC's government chatbot, built on Microsoft's Azure OpenAI stack and launched by Mayor Adams. It told landlords they could reject Section 8 tenants (illegal), told restaurants they could take tip money (illegal), and told bosses they could fire workers for reporting harassment (extremely illegal). The city left it online for months after the report.
Weirdness Classification
10/10 — Deeply unhinged
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