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Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice
New Scientist has used freedom of information laws to obtain the ChatGPT records of Peter Kyle, the UK's technology secretary, in what is believed to be a world-first use of such legislation
ChatGPT returned a 10-point list of problems hindering adoption, including sections on “Limited Awareness and Understanding”, “Regulatory and Ethical Concerns” and “Lack of Government or Institutional Support”. For example, is ChatGPT more like an email or WhatsApp conversation – both of which have historically been covered by FOI based on past precedent – or the results of a search engine query, which traditionally have been easier for organisations to reject? “In principle, provided they could be extracted from the department’s systems, a minister’s Google search history would also be covered,” says Jon Baines at UK law firm Mishcon de Reya.
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