US EditionUK judge warns of risk to justice after lawyers cited fake AI-generated cases in court
- The High Court referred lawyers to their regulators over citing fake AI-generated legal cases in two recent English court proceedings.
- The referrals followed findings that lawyers used generative AI tools for legal arguments without verifying the accuracy of the produced citations.
- One case involved Abid Hussain citing 18 nonexistent cases in a $120 million lawsuit, while another concerned barrister Sarah Forey using five fake cases in a housing claim.
- Judge Sharp warned that AI tools can produce plausible but incorrect results and stressed lawyers risk severe sanctions for failing professional duties to verify their work.
- The court stated more robust regulatory steps are urgently needed to ensure AI use complies with ethical standards and maintains public confidence in justice.
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UK judge warns lawyers of consequences for misusing AI in court filings
A judge in the UK has warned lawyers of the consequences for submitting court filings with fake cases generated by artificial intelligence (AI). In a made available to the public on Friday, Dame Victoria Sharp considered two cases in which legal professionals were suspected of using AI involving non-existent citations in their submissions to the courts. The judge referred the lawyers in question to the regulator, although none of the legal profe…
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