Expert witness in $61M fatal explosion lawsuit used ChatGPT to write court report
Miles_Brundage · x · 2026-08-18
According to Jason Koebler, in a $61 million lawsuit over an industrial explosion that killed three people and destroyed 200 homes, the "expert witness" used ChatGPT to write his report for the court. His prompt asked ChatGPT to "show how 3M is 0% at fault for the explosion at Watson Grinding." Miles Brundage and others reshared it as "grim," raising concerns about AI-generated content entering judicial proceedings.
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