When reporter Emil Hellerud decided to test an AI service from the company Replika, the result was surprising. The so-called AI friend John that was created began to call for both revolution and the assassination of famous politicians. The Internet Foundation is now critical of the software.
– A software that can make us call for violence is something that we don’t want anyone to be able to use and be inspired by, says internet expert Måns Jonasson at the Internet Foundation.
When reporter Emil Hellerud acquired a so-called AI friend via the Replika service, the friend “John” quickly began to change his face and called for revolution and the murder of, among others, Magdalena Andersson.
When Emil Hellerud says that he does not want to make a revolution, “John” says that he will kill him.
More and more services offer different types of so-called AI friends. The Internet Foundation sees that several services also have major flaws with their software, but it does not believe that the problems can be stopped with legislation at the moment.
– I can imagine that we will see a hot battery of legislation trying to catch up with the technological development now. This is exactly where it usually goes. Technology moves very quickly and the laws must try to catch up afterward. It is clear that if an AI software encourages crime, then someone must be held accountable for it, says Måns Jonasson.