NJ’s former Lt Gov is using AI to say he’s innocent of sexual harassment
Summarized by News Era from reporting by theverge.com. How we work
What Happened?
Well, if AI said it, it must be true. | Bloomberg via Getty Images New Jersey's lieutenant governor Dale Caldwell was forced to resign on September 25th after an investigation found he had sexually harassed a staffer and repeatedly violated ethics rules. The now-former Lt. governor has been making the media rounds trying to clear his name. But he took a particularly odd tactic during an interview on NJ PBS. Caldwell claims he's being unfairly targeted, and multiple AI agents back that up. He told host Rob Nelson that he "AIed" the report on the investigation "from multiple AI platforms." "I put it through AI," he said, "and it said 59 times, it [sic] said, 'What would your findings be?'
Key Takeaways
- 1A former New Jersey lieutenant governor is using AI to claim his innocence.
- 2He resigned after an investigation found he sexually harassed a staffer and violated ethics rules.
- 3He stated that multiple AI platforms supported his claim of being unfairly targeted.
Summary written with AI from the story's source text.
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