2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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ChatGPT Allegedly Defamed Norwegian User by Inventing Child Homicide and Imprisonment
In August 2024, ChatGPT is reported to have falsely claimed that Norwegian citizen Arve Hjalmar Holmen had killed his two sons and been sentenced to 21 years in prison. The fabricated response allegedly included specific details about the supposed crime, despite Holmen never being accused or convicted of any offense. The incident prompted a GDPR complaint for defamation and inaccurate personal data.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2024-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2025-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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