Connecticut Judge Calls Out First U.S. Prompt-Injection in Court Filings

A Connecticut judge ruled that a pro se plaintiff attempted to sneak AI prompts into court filings to steer a case, marking an apparent first U.S. prompt-injection attempt in the judiciary. The hidden text did not affect the merits, but sanctions were imposed and the plaintiff was barred from e-filing; the judge warned that as AI tools proliferate, courts should prepare rules to deter similar tricks, noting that many inexperienced litigants rely on chatbots and may inadvertently undermine their own cases.