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# 3M Paid $90,000 for Expert Report Written 90% by ChatGPT in $61 Million Loss

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**Published:** 2026-08-17T20:53:05.000Z
**Category:** Legal
**Topics:** gpt, regulation, ethics

## Summary

An expert witness billed $475 an hour to defend 3M in a lawsuit over a 2020 Houston explosion that killed three people and destroyed 200 homes\. The witness adm…

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