Tag: Lawyer

A New York lawyer used an AI tool to draft a legal affidavit that contained fake court cases. Judge P. Kevin Castel questioned how Steven Schwartz had missed the fabricated cases, calling the AI tool's output legal gibberish. This serves as a reminder of the importance of exercising due diligence, critical thinking, and maintaining a human element in the legal process. The incident serves as a cautionary tale for legal professionals, emphasizing the need to double-check research for accuracy and authenticity.

New York lawyer apologizes for using OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, to generate fictitious content for a lawsuit against Avianca. The false court precedents brought ridicule to his office and misled the court, unknowingly.

A lawyer got tricked by an AI tool while using fabricated legal cases in court. ChatGPT created bogus judicial decisions with quoted text. A judge questioned how he missed it, calling it legal gibberish while the hearing went undecided.

A New York lawyer is in trouble after relying on ChatGPT for research, leading to fabricated court cases in a brief. His hearing didn't go well, with the judge questioning the AI-generated case. The lawyer stated he had no idea the chatbot was capable of fabricating citations. This embarrassing incident is a cautionary tale about relying too much on technology for legal research.

A New York lawyer in hot water after being accused of filing a document with fake judicial opinions & quotes. He claimed that a legal research program called ChatGPT was to blame. The lawyer misunderstood that it was an AI program that could fabricate citations. Sanctions pending.