‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit
ChatGPT prompts show how an expert witness report was created in a $61 million lawsuit over an explosion that killed three people.
An expert witness hired by 3M to defend the company in a deadly explosion lawsuit used the AI tool ChatGPT to write a significant portion of his "expert report." According to the court documents, the witness, named Josh Autenrieth, asked ChatGPT to "create an exceptional expert witness report defending the standard of care at 3M" and "show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at Watson Grinding."
The resulting report, which included the line "From a technical and standard-of-care standpoint, 3M is 0% responsible for the January 24, 2020 explosion," was not included in the final version submitted to the court. The use of AI in the creation of the report has raised concerns about the potential for bias and manipulation in expert testimony, particularly in high-stakes cases involving significant liability and multiple fatalities.
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