Expert witness's ChatGPT report challenged at trial

In a Texas factory explosion lawsuit, plaintiffs claim expert witness Jason Autenrieth used ChatGPT to produce over 80% of his report, including a prompt to show 3M was 0% at fault. Legal experts warn AI sycophancy can undermine testimony reliability, while 3M says the witness was independent and reached his own conclusions.

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