Chatbot in Workplace Training at Bunbury Prison Reveals Real Names in Sexual Harassment Case
August 20, 2024
During workplace training at Bunbury Prison in Western Australia, a trainer used Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot to generate case study scenarios. The chatbot produced a scenario that included the real name of a former employee involved in a sexual harassment case, revealing sensitive information.
- Alleged deployer
- charlotte-ingham, western-australia-department-of-justice
- Alleged developer
- microsoft
- Alleged harmed parties
- bronwyn-hendry, western-australia-department-of-justice, western-australia-department-of-justice-senior-staff-members
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/773
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