AI thinks you should go to jail, even if you didn't do the crime

Evidence from using ChatGPT as a prosecutor

By Rory Pulvino (Justice Innovation Lab), Dan Sutton (Stanford Law School), and JJ Naddeo (Justice Innovation Lab & University of Michigan Law School)

Acknowledgements

This report, authored by Rory Pulvino, J.J. Naddeo, and Dan Sutton, was made possible by the hard work and dedication of many individuals and organizations. Special thanks to Jess Sorensen for her continued edits and data visualization contributions. We would also like to thank Jesse Rothman from the Council on Criminal Justice for his helpful feedback. We are grateful for the long-term support and partnership of Susan and David Tunnell, the Schusterman Family Foundation, the Ballmer Group, The Toll Family, The Solomon Family, the George Washington University Law School, Goldman Sachs Gives, and Emily and Drew Bonfiglio, without whom this project would not have been possible.