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AI hallucination challenges expert testimony in false advertising case

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A marketing professor's testimony in a class action false advertising case is being challenged due to a single AI hallucination within their report. The defendant has filed a motion to exclude the expert's opinion, citing concerns over the undisclosed use of artificial intelligence in their analysis of consumer perception. AI

IMPACT AI hallucinations could impact the admissibility of expert testimony in legal cases, potentially affecting outcomes in false advertising litigation.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a legal ethics issue related to AI use in expert reports, which falls under commentary on AI's impact on legal proceedings.

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AI hallucination challenges expert testimony in false advertising case

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # LegalEthics Tidbit: Should my consumer perception expert be excluded for just one # AI hallucination in her report? In a class action false advertising case,

    # LegalEthics Tidbit: Should my consumer perception expert be excluded for just one # AI hallucination in her report? In a class action false advertising case, the plaintiff offered the testimony of a marketing professor to opine on consumer perception of the allegedly false adve…

    LINKS storage.courtlistener.com/…/gov.uscourts.…

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