Prosecutors used ChatGPT logs as evidence in the Palisades fire trial

检察官在帕利塞德（Palisades）火灾审判中将 ChatGPT 聊天记录作为证据

Jonathan Rinderknecht was facing arson charges for setting a fire on New Year’s Day in 2025, which became one of the deadliest wildfires in LA history. To make their case, prosecutors turned to location data from his iPhone, security camera footage, and witness testimony. But they also turned to his ChatGPT logs. 乔纳森·林德克内希特（Jonathan Rinderknecht）因涉嫌在 2025 年元旦纵火而面临指控，那场火灾后来成为洛杉矶历史上最致命的野火之一。为了证明其罪行，检察官调取了他 iPhone 的位置数据、监控录像以及证人证词。但他们同时也调取了他的 ChatGPT 聊天记录。

Prosecutors said that Rinderknecht had ChatGPT generate images of fire, asked the chatbot, “Why am I so angry all the time?”, and ranted to it about how the wealthy were destroying the world. They also pointed to a screen recording in which Rinderknecht asked ChatGPT whether someone could be blamed for a fire if it was lit by their cigarette. 检察官称，林德克内希特曾让 ChatGPT 生成火灾图像，询问聊天机器人“为什么我总是这么愤怒？”，并向其抱怨富人是如何摧毁世界的。他们还指出了一段屏幕录像，显示林德克内希特曾询问 ChatGPT，如果火灾是由某人的香烟引起的，是否应该归咎于此人。

But the jurors were unconvinced. The trial ended in a deadlock when the jury voted 10-2 in favor of the defense. That led the judge to declare a hung jury and a mistrial. 但陪审团并不买账。由于陪审团以 10 比 2 的投票结果支持辩方，审判陷入僵局。这导致法官宣布陪审团无法达成一致，审判无效。

One juror told CBS LA that she didn’t believe the ChatGPT logs were proof of anything, saying, “I talk to ChatGPT all the time.” She said it actually made her “angry” that they were suggesting his use of the chatbot indicated some sort of character flaw. 一位陪审员告诉 CBS 洛杉矶分台，她认为 ChatGPT 的聊天记录并不能证明任何事情，并表示：“我经常和 ChatGPT 聊天。”她说，检方暗示使用聊天机器人就代表某种性格缺陷，这反而让她感到“愤怒”。