‘Show How 3M Is 0% at Fault:’ Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Deadly Explosion Lawsuit
An expert witness hired by 3M used ChatGPT to write portions of his report in a fatal Houston explosion lawsuit, with prompts discoverable.
An expert witness retained by 3M in litigation over the 2020 Watson Grinding explosion in Houston, which killed three people and destroyed roughly 200 homes, used ChatGPT to draft significant portions of his expert report. Discovery records revealed prompts asking ChatGPT to 'show how 3M is 0% at fault' and to defend 3M's standard of care. The case demonstrates that AI prompts used to produce expert testimony can be discoverable during litigation, with hundreds of millions of dollars in liability at stake in the ongoing lawsuits.
- Prompts asked ChatGPT to create an 'exceptional' report defending 3M's standard of care
- Plaintiffs allege 3M failed to properly service the facility's gas detection system
- Illustrates discoverability of AI prompts in high-stakes expert witness testimony
- Vendors
- 3M
- Products
- ChatGPT
- Victims
- Watson Grinding
- Organizations
- 3M
- Countries
- United States
- AI models
- ChatGPT
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An expert witness testifying in a lawsuit about liability for a Houston explosion that killed three people and destroyed roughly 200 homes used ChatGPT to write significant portions of his “expert report.” The man, who was hired by the industrial product conglomerate 3M, exposed his AI prompts publicly.
By Jason Koebler · 404media.co
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