Tag: Roberto Mata

This article discusses a legal dispute between a passenger and the Colombian airline Avianca Holding S.A. It delved into the potential use of AI tools in the field and questioned the reliability of such tools when used in court filings. It highlights the case of Roberto Mata and lawyer Steven A. Schwartz as well as urges lawyer to verify the output of the AI before using it in their legal briefs.

Avianca Inc., one of the largest airlines in Colombia, is embroiled in litigation with Roberto Mata. A 10-page brief of citations was submitted by Mata’s lawyers, however none could be verified. It was later revealed that lawyer Steven A. Schwartz had used ChatGPT’s AI program for the legal research. Judge Castel will make a ruling to determine potential repercussions. This case raises the question- are robots ready to replace human knowledge workers?

Lawyer Steven Schwartz of Levidow, Levidow and Oberman is facing consequences of using OpenAI's ChatGPT AI tool to supplement research for a legal brief in a case against airline Avianca. But when the court couldn't find the references in the submission, a hearing was held by Judge P Kevin Castel. Schwartz admitted to using the AI program and assured the court not to use it without verification in the future.

Roberto Mata faced legal trouble after citing cases ‘invented’ by ChatGPT in a lawsuit against Avianca, a major airline in the Caribbean, Central and South America. Avianca asked a Manhattan federal judge to throw out the case and then the judge dismissed it with unclean hands for lack of professionalism in the legal team.

Attorney Steven Schwartz of law firm Levidow, Levidow and Oberman faced consequences for using ChatGPT to generate a false brief during a case against the Columbian airline Avianca. As a result, a hearing was scheduled to discuss the sanctions and OpenAI’s program sparked of fear among the professions. Read on to learn more about this legal case.