Judge calls out ‘expert witness’ for using Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot to make up damages [Video]

If you find yourself needing an expert witness in a courtroom case, make sure they’re not using an AI chatbot for their supposed expertise.

Last week, a New York judge reprimanded an expert witness in a real estate dispute case for using Microsoft’s AI chatbot Copilot. 

The expert witness, Charles Ranson, used Copilot in order to generate an assessment for damages that should be awarded to the plaintiff in the case. The case was first reported on by Ars Technica.

Copilot in court – a bad idea

The case at the center of this story involved a dispute over a $485,000 rental property in the Bahamas. The man who owned the real estate had passed away, and the property was included in a trust for the deceased man’s son. The deceased man’s sister was responsible for executing the trust. However, the sister was being accused of breaching her fiduciary duties by delaying the sale of the property while utilizing …