Canadian MLA reads unremoved LLM instructions during legislative speech
A Canadian MLA reportedly read unremoved instructions from an AI chatbot during a speech to the New Brunswick legislature, accidentally vocalizing a prompt meant to revise his speech. The incident drew online criticism calling for consequences and resignation.
What happened
Canadian lawmaker Bill Oliver read unremoved AI chatbot instructions during a speech to the New Brunswick legislature last month. He recited: "Here's a more natural, flowing version of that section that reads like a legislative speech rather than a series of short points." Members of the New Brunswick subreddit noticed the error this week and began discussing it online.
Reported impact
Online commenters expressed concern about the incident, with some calling for Oliver to resign and others noting that elected officials should be held to similar standards as lawyers and high school students.
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