Eerie AI chat blunder in major US city as small businesses are told to break the law & officials refuse to take it down [Video]

SMALL businesses in one major city have reportedly been advised to break the law via a strange artificial intelligence chatbot released by the local government.

Despite pushback over the new AI tool, city officials have declined to remove it from the official government website.

An official New York City chatbot has reportedly given guidance to small businesses that is contrary to the lawCredit: Getty

The MyCity Chatbot was launched in the fall to provide information for business ownersCredit: City of New York

People have called for the government to remove the tool from their websiteCredit: PIX11

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has defended the chatbot and said his office will not remove it from the official government websiteCredit: AP

In October, New York City officials released the MyCity Chatbot for local and small businesses to ask business-related questions and receive simplified generated text responses.

While the chatbot lists a warning saying responses “may occasionally produce …

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