Lab Worker Used AI to Poison Colleagues | Madison News

A UW-Madison lab worker, 42-year-old Makoto Kuroda, just entered a not guilty plea to charges including reckless endangerment and tampering with household products after allegedly poisoning a co-worker’s water and shoes using hazardous chemicals — and even used ChatGPT to calculate the lethal dose, all for the twisted goal of making the victim “feel bad.” The bizarre case erupted in April when staff noticed strange chemical odors, leading to his arrest on April 10th and immediate administrative leave. A pretrial conference is scheduled for September 25th as the university conducts its own investigation. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/3803bf1ac0fd2473