Errors found in US judge’s withdrawn decision stink of AI
The article discusses the withdrawal of a decision by a US district court judge in a biopharma securities case due to the presence of errors, including fake quotes and misstated case outcomes. These errors are similar to those found in other legal cases, which have been attributed to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. While there is no confirmation that AI was used in this specific case, the citation errors are characteristic of AI hallucinations, a problem that has been observed as lawyers increasingly turn to tools like ChatGPT for legal research. The article also mentions other examples of AI-generated errors in legal filings, highlighting the challenges of relying on these technologies in the legal field and the need for caution when using them.
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