The article only mentions one thing that connects the suspect to the fires - the ChatGPT generated picture. I hope the case is built on more than that.
duxup•2h ago
I wonder if ChatGPT can be cross examined at trial?
Prosecutor: Did the defendant do it?
ChatGPT: Yes! -fire emoji-
Defense attorney: I don't think the defendant did it, he said he was elsewhere.
ChatGPT: You're right! The defendant is innocent!
CharlesW•1h ago
There were two additional fire-related chats cited in TFA:
> Mr Rinderknecht also asked ChatGPT: "Are you at fault if a fire is lift [sic] because of your cigarettes?" Investigators said the suspect wanted to "preserve evidence of himself trying to assist in the suppression of the fire". "He wanted to create evidence regarding a more innocent explanation for the cause of the fire," the indictment said.
> A month before allegedly setting the fire, Mr Rinderknecht allegedly inputted a prompt to ChatGPT that included the text: "I literally burnt the Bible that I had. It felt amazing. I felt so liberated."
blueflow•1h ago
Ah, my mistake. I couldn't see that part of the article under the ads.
chatmasta•1h ago
I wish news articles would link directly to charging documents when they’re public.
blueflow•2h ago
duxup•2h ago
Prosecutor: Did the defendant do it?
ChatGPT: Yes! -fire emoji-
Defense attorney: I don't think the defendant did it, he said he was elsewhere.
ChatGPT: You're right! The defendant is innocent!
CharlesW•1h ago
> Mr Rinderknecht also asked ChatGPT: "Are you at fault if a fire is lift [sic] because of your cigarettes?" Investigators said the suspect wanted to "preserve evidence of himself trying to assist in the suppression of the fire". "He wanted to create evidence regarding a more innocent explanation for the cause of the fire," the indictment said.
> A month before allegedly setting the fire, Mr Rinderknecht allegedly inputted a prompt to ChatGPT that included the text: "I literally burnt the Bible that I had. It felt amazing. I felt so liberated."
blueflow•1h ago