Large Language Models pose a risk to society and need tighter regulation, say Oxford researchers

Published on August 7, 2024

Leading experts in regulation and ethics at the Oxford Internet Institute, have identified a new type of harm created by LLMs which they believe poses long-term risks to democratic societies and needs to be addressed by creating a new legal duty for LLM providers.
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