US EditionAustralian Lawyer Apologizes for AI-Generated Errors in Murder Case
Lawyers apologised after AI-generated court documents contained errors and misleading information, risking the integrity of the murder case involving a boy found mentally impaired, the judge said.
- On Thursday, a 16-year-old boy was found not guilty by reason of mental impairment for the April 2023 murder of a 41-year-old woman in Abbotsford at Melbourne's Supreme Court.
- The defence admitted using artificial intelligence to prepare submissions containing fabricated quotes and non-existent case citations that were filed without proper verification.
- Justice James Elliott criticized the handling as unsatisfactory, noting the submissions were unsigned, not reviewed by either side, and referred to laws and acts that did not exist or were never enacted.
- Justice James Elliott emphasized to the Supreme Court in Melbourne that AI should only be employed if its outputs are subject to independent and comprehensive validation, highlighting that the court’s trust in accurate information is essential to ensuring justice.
- Following the ruling, the boy was ordered to stay under oversight at a Youth Justice Centre and will persist with antipsychotic medication to manage his schizophrenia, which was untreated during the time of the offense.
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Australian Lawyer Apologizes for AI-Generated Errors in Murder Case
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for filing submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and non-existent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence.
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Australian lawyer apologizes for AI-generated errors in murder case - The Morning Sun
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for filing submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and non-existent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence. The blunder in the Supreme Court of Victoria state is another in a litany of mishaps AI has caused in justice systems around the world. Defense lawyer Rishi Nathwani, who holds the prestigious legal title of King’s Counsel, took “…
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