A New York City woman has claimed she successfully used OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot to make her landlord fix broken laundry machines and overturned his attempt to increase her rent. “Svetlana” told SWNS Media that she received a notice to increase her rent from $1,389 to $1,395 merely days after filing a complaint over the non-working appliances.
ChatGPT is quickly gaining popularity among users with 100 million monthly active users in January. “Svetlana” said it took her a few attempts to get the legal language right, but she was able to craft a convincing argument with the help of the chatbot. The bot is capable of simulating natural conversations by responding to prompts, allowing her to collaborate and polish her letter.
Notably, in February this year the college student was able to use ChatGPT to craft a letter which helped her terminate a parking fine.
In light of these cases, “CyberGuy” Kurt Knutsson has urged people to embrace but be “terrified” of the ChatGPT. Knutsson was also quick to remind people to remain aware of the hidden tracking capabilities of apps such as TikTok.
OpenAI Corp. is a leading artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of CTO Greg Brockman, Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever and CEO Sam Altman. The trio works to develop applied AI technology, putting theirs and others’ research into use. Current open projects include exploring generative models, unsupervised learning and reinforcement learning to uncover the potential of technology.
Additionally, “Svetlana” is a woman in her late twenties who lives in New York City. She works as an executive assistant and has used ChatGPT in a professional capacity further than just the dispute with her landlord. For instance, she is also considering using the chatbot to issue a “scary legal letter” to her neighbours who smoke indoors, even if she has yet to do so.
