AI-Driven Pro Se Suits Flood Courts, Study Warns
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A MIT/USC study reports AI-generated text now appears in about 18% of self-represented filings, with pro se dockets up about 64% in the first 180 days after AI tools became common, and non-prisoner pro se filings rising to 16.8% in FY2025, prompting caution about frivolous AI-assisted lawsuits and the strain on courts (the study isn’t peer‑reviewed yet).
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- Roanoke lawyer runs afoul with AI-generated legal research Roanoke Times
- Artificial Intelligence Floods Court Dockets with Home-Brewed Lawsuits The New York Times
- Courts Are Swamped With AI-Powered Do-It-Yourself Lawsuits Bloomberg.com
- Why lawyers keep citing fake cases invented by AI Scientific American
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