Pro se plaintiff’s hidden prompts lead to sanctions and e-filing ban in CT court
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A pro se plaintiff suing the New York Bariatric Group allegedly embedded hidden prompt-injection instructions in court filings to steer AI outputs toward a desired ruling. Connecticut Superior Court Judge Walter Spader Jr. deemed the conduct serious litigation abuse, banned the plaintiff from using the court’s electronic filing system, and ordered future paperwork to be submitted in person after staff uncovered the covert prompts. The case also featured jokey
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