Stanford AI expert’s credibility shattered by fake, AI-created sources: judge

A federal court judge has thrown out expert testimony from a Stanford University artificial intelligence and misinformation professor, saying his submission of fake information made up by an AI chatbot “shatters” his credibility.

In her written decision Friday, Minnesota district court Judge Laura Provinzino cited “the irony” of professor Jeff Hancock’s mistake.

“Professor Hancock, a credentialed expert on the dangers of AI and misinformation, has fallen victim to the siren call of…