Michael Cohen’s Lawyer Accused of Filing Fake Court Cases Using AI, US

A lawyer representing Michael Cohen, the former attorney for Donald Trump, is facing accusations of citing fictional court cases in legal filings. David M. Schwartz, who is seeking to end Cohen’s supervised release after his conviction for lying to Congress, allegedly used an artificial intelligence program called ChatGPT for research and included three non-existent rulings in his submissions. New York U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman has demanded that Schwartz provide copies of the cited decisions or face sanctions. Experts, including Joe Patrice from Above the Law, have raised suspicions that Schwartz’s filings were the result of using an off-the-shelf AI tool instead of a tailored legal research tool. This incident echoes a similar case involving another lawyer who used ChatGPT for research. In that instance, the lawyer was forced to apologize and pay fines. Michael Cohen and David Schwartz have been contacted for comment.