While there are some legitimate concerns about the uses of artificial intelligence and it taking over from humans in industries ranging from healthcare to the arts, there are also some day-to-day uses that are proving it could come in handy.
We're not suggesting you use AI to try and break the law, but when it comes from getting you off from a speeding ticket, ChatGPT can apparently pen that perfect response that's on the tip of your tongue but you'd never be able to put down on paper.
Over on Reddit, someone has claimed that ChatGPT got them off from a ticket, with the AI chatbot writing a motion to get it dismissed. The OP writes: "No ticket, no points, no messing up my insurance premium. No need for a lawyer."
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This might sound too good to be true, but in the thread, u/unslainACHILLES explains how ChatGPT became their knight in shining armor. Instead of hiring a fancy lawyer or simply accepting their fate over the speeding ticket, ChatGPT seemingly outsmarted the law and claimed the judge had cited the wrong section of the law.
Although there's some context missing, it also suggests there was an attempt to change or reissue the citation, which could've nullified it.
The defendant added later in the post: "I scanned a pdf of the ticket. I told it to examine the ticket for any mistakes the officer made that would allow me to dismiss the ticket. About 4 seconds later it said it found a reason to dismiss it. Took another 5 seconds to write the motion to dismiss."
It definitely sounds like things were much cheaper (and quicker) than getting a lawyer to fight your corner.
Some in comments were impressed with how ChatGPT found these legal loopholes, and to be honest, we're not even sure some hotshot lawyer would've been able to. Still, others questioned the legitimacy of the post, and with no proof of the motion that ChatGPT supposedly wrote, some were rightly sceptical.
Elsewhere, someone claimed they're currently using ChatGPT to get them through divorce court, explaining: "ChatGPT is helping us with divorce court right now. (No, we are not using this as a replacement for legal representation). It’s been super helpful, and has expedited action and reaction on our end.
"ChatGPT is actually what helped us call attention to abuse of process in family court, which allowed us to find proper legal aid. Thanks, Chat."
If having starving artists pleading to have AI stopped in its tracks wasn't enough, we could now have the entire legal profession tying to get it shut down. Forget human extinction, won't somebody think of the poor, suffering lawyers?