ChatGPT's Fake Legal Cases Lead to Lawyer Sanctions
TL;DR
Two lawyers are facing possible punishment over a court filing that included references to past court cases that were invented by the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. The lawyers blamed the program for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in the filing. The chatbot suggested several cases involving aviation mishaps that the lawyers hadn't been able to find through usual methods. The problem was, several of those cases weren't real or involved airlines that didn't exist. The judge will rule on sanctions at a later date.
- Lawyers blame ChatGPT for tricking them into citing bogus case law The Associated Press
- 'Humiliated' NY lawyer who used ChatGPT for 'bogus' court doc profusely apologizes New York Post
- ChatGPT Fake Legal Cases in Personal Injury Lawsuit Spur Hearing Bloomberg
- Lawyer Who Used ChatGPT Faces Penalty for Made Up Citations The New York Times
- Lawyer Used ChatGPT In Court—And Cited Fake Cases. A Judge Is Considering Sanctions Forbes
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