> If a calculator works great 99% of the time you could not use that calculator to build a bridge.
We know for certain that certified lawyers have committed malpractice by using ChatGPT, in part because the made-up citations are relatively easy to spot. Malpractice by engineers might take a little more time to discover.
Engineers' work is also externally verifiable, e.g. by unit tests for software, but I'm assuming by other sorts of automated protocols for civil engineering. I would hope a bridge is not built without triple checking the various outcomes.
We know for certain that certified lawyers have committed malpractice by using ChatGPT, in part because the made-up citations are relatively easy to spot. Malpractice by engineers might take a little more time to discover.