US EditionJudge Fines Two Lawyers For Using Fake Cases From ChatGPT
- Two lawyers and their law firm have been fined $5,000 for submitting fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim due to their use of the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT.
- The lawyers and their firm were accused of acting in bad faith for submitting non-existent judicial opinions with fake quotes and citations created by ChatGPT and standing by them even after their existence was called into question.
- The judge acknowledged that technological advances like ChatGPT are commonplace but imposed fines due to the lawyers' failure to ensure the accuracy of their filings, which is part of their gatekeeping role as attorneys.
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US judge fines lawyers for using ChatGPT to produce fake legal history
The dark side of artificial intelligence (AI) was seen in an unprecedented case when a fine of $5,000 was imposed on two lawyers and a law firm as they were accused of using ChatGPT for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim. A federal judge P Kevin Castel on Thursday (June 22) said that the intention of the lawyers was not good and they acted in bad faith. However, the judge further said that they issued an a
Lawyers submitted bogus case law created by ChatGPT. A judge fined them $5,000. - Maryland Daily Record
A federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers in an unprecedented instance in which ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research. The post Lawyers submitted bogus case law created by ChatGPT. A judge fined them $5,000. first appeared on Maryland Daily Record. The post Lawyers submitted bogus case law created by ChatGPT. A judge fined them $5,000. appeared first on Maryland Daily Record.
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