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AI prompts used by expert witnesses may be discoverable in Nevada federal case

A legal ethics question has arisen regarding the discoverability of AI prompts used by expert witnesses. In a Nevada federal case, a plaintiff's expert admitted to using ChatGPT for their report. The defendant sought to compel the expert's ChatGPT logs, arguing they would have been covered by previous discovery requests. The plaintiff, however, claimed these materials were protected by attorney-expert work product privilege. AI

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AI prompts used by expert witnesses may be discoverable in Nevada federal case

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    # LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I compel discovery of the opposing expert’s # AI prompts? During a deposition in a NV federal case, plaintiff’s expert testified that

    # LegalEthics Tidbit: Can I compel discovery of the opposing expert’s # AI prompts? During a deposition in a NV federal case, plaintiff’s expert testified that he relied on ChatGPT to assist him in drafting his expert report. The defendant, noting that its prior discovery request…