US EditionCalifornia issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications
- A California attorney has been fined $10,000 for submitting an appeal full of fake quotations generated by ChatGPT.
- The court's opinion noted that 21 of 23 quotes in the attorney's brief were fabricated.
- A three-judge panel deemed the appeal frivolous, violating court rules, and wasting resources.
- The fine to the attorney is described as the largest penalty concerning AI use by a California court.
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California issues historic $10,000 fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications in court appeal - Local News Matters
A CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. The fine appears to be the largest issued over AI fabrications by a California court and came with a blistering opinion stating that 21 of 23 quotes from cases cited in the attorney’s opening brief were made up. It also noted that numerous out-of-state and federal courts have confronted atto…
California Issues Historic Fine Over Lawyer's ChatGPT Fabrications
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CalMatters: A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT. The fine appears to be the largest issued over AI fabrications by a California court and c...
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