Mike Lindell’s lawyers used AI to write brief—judge finds nearly 30 mistakes
- Lawyers for MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell face potential disciplinary action for submitting a brief with nearly 30 defective citations, as noted by Judge Nina Wang.
- The lawyers admitted to using generative AI but claimed human error was primarily responsible for the mistakes.
- The court has ordered the lawyers to explain why they shouldn't face disciplinary action for their errors.
- This incident highlights a trend of legal professionals misusing AI, prompting discussions on proper use in legal filings.
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Mike Lindell’s Lawyer Used AI to Write Brief
“A lawyer representing MyPillow and its CEO Mike Lindell in a defamation case admitted using artificial intelligence in a brief that has nearly 30 defective citations, including misquotes and citations to fictional cases,” ArsTechnica reports.
The MyPillow Guy's Lawyers Used AI in Court and You'll Never Guess How That Turned Out
We all remember Mike Lindell, the disgraced MyPillow founder who lost everything fighting to prove — against insurmountable evidence to the contrary — that the 2020 US election had somehow been stolen from Donald Trump. Well, he's in the news again — this time for using AI to file his legal briefs. As The New Republic reported, a federal judge has accused Lindell of filing a legal document with "nearly 30 defective citations," which one of his a…
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell's legal team accused of submitting inaccurate, AI-generated brief to Colorado court
DENVER (KDVR) — MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and his legal team have to explain themselves to a federal judge in Colorado after she discovered a recent brief they submitted pointed to fake court cases as evidence. The brief was submitted as part of an ongoing defamation case involving a former executive at Dominion Voting Systems that was filed against Lindell in 2022. According to court documents, federal judge Nina Wang found about 30 defective…
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