US EditionMan Uses AI Avatar to Argue Case Before New York Court, Prompting Judge's Rebuke
- An AI avatar tried to present legal arguments in a New York appeals court, but the judges quickly realized it was not a real person.
- Some lawyers have been fined for citing fictitious court rulings invented by AI in legal documents.
- While one court intentionally uses AI-generated avatars to summarize rulings, legal experts say it's unlikely lawyers would use fake avatars due to rules and potential disbarment.
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AI avatar tried to argue a case before New York court — but judges weren’t having it
The latest bizarre chapter in the awkward arrival of artificial intelligence in the legal world unfolded March 26 under the stained-glass dome of New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division’s First Judicial Department, where a panel of judges was set to hear from Jerome Dewald, a plaintiff in an employment dispute.
US Man Pleads His Case Using AI Avatar But The Court Was Not Having It
A US man has been forced to issue an apology after he turned up at a court hearing using an artificial intelligence (AI) avatar to represent himself. The bizarre incident transpired at the New York appeals court on March 26 when Jerome Dewald, a complainant in an employment dispute was set to plead his case in front of a panel of judges. "The appellant has submitted a video for his argument," said Justice Sallie Manzanet-Daniels as the hearing g…
‘That’s not a real person’: AI avatar tried to argue a case before NY appeals court; judges weren’t having it
It took only seconds for the judges on a New York appeals court to realize that the man addressing them from a video screen — a person about to present an argument in a lawsuit — not only had no law degree, but didn’t exist at all.
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