The council president, Hamilton Sossmeier, only discovered the AI's involvement after the law passed and Rosário boasted about it on social media. Sossmeier has called this a "dangerous precedent", given ChatGPT's known flaws, including inventing facts and numbers. Despite this, some lawmakers, like Massachusetts state senator Barry Finegold, believe there is a place for AI in legislation drafting, provided it is used responsibly and transparently.
Key takeaways:
- A city in southern Brazil has enacted the country's first legislation entirely written by the chatbot, ChatGPT.
- City councilman Ramiro Rosário used ChatGPT to craft a proposal aimed at preventing the city from forcing locals to pay for replacing stolen water consumption meters, and did not reveal it was AI-generated.
- Porto Alegre's council president Hamilton Sossmeier called Rosário's action a "dangerous precedent", highlighting concerns about ChatGPT's flawed connection to reality and tendency to invent facts.
- Despite these concerns, some lawmakers argue there is a time and place for AI technology in legislation, provided it is used responsibly and transparently.