Ousted politician: AI thinks I'm innocent in harassment case

New Jersey Lieutenant Governor Dale Caldwell had to step down on September 25. An investigation showed that he had sexually harassed an employee and had repeatedly violated ethics rules.

Since then, the former lieutenant governor has been in the media trying to clear his name. In an interview on NJ PBS, he chose an unusual explanation: he believes he is being unfairly singled out and that several AI services confirm it.

Caldwell told interviewer Rob Nelson that he had given the report on the investigation to "several AI platforms." "I ran it through AI," he said. He also said that the AI had answered the question 59 times: "What would your conclusions be?"

The story is based on The Verge, which is the source of the full account.