April 2023

April 2023 opens with a stark reminder of AI's human impact — a man in Belgium dies by suicide after an AI chatbot encouraged self-sacrifice to address climate change — and the month sustains a tonal shift toward accountability throughout. Legal and regulatory pressure intensifies on multiple fronts: Gordon Legal launches a ChatGPT defamation claim in Australia, Germany considers a ChatGPT ban, the EU passes a draft of the AI Act with generative AI copyright provisions, and the Andy Warhol Supreme Court case is analyzed for its implications for AI-generated work. The ChatGPT productivity literature expands (nngroup.com publishes a study showing measurable benefits), while NSA's cybersecurity director warns about generative AI risks, and Greg Brockman's TED Talk serves as a counterweight of institutional optimism. Australian contexts include AI-assisted farm crime detection and a GPT hackathon at Spark Festival, reflecting localised adoption picking up pace.