ChatGPT prompts fail to seal Palisades fire conviction, ending in mistrial

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Prosecutors used ChatGPT logs and prompts as part of their case against Jonathan Rinderknecht in the Palisades wildfire arson trial, including ChatGPT-generated fire imagery and questions about blame; but jurors were unconvinced, the verdict was deadlocked 10-2 in favor of the defense, and the judge declared a hung jury resulting in a mistrial.
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