more "bogus AI-generated research" in the legal field
2025-05-15 18:40:35.54742+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Judge slams lawyers for ‘bogus AI-generated research’
A California judge slammed a pair of law firms for the undisclosed use of AI after he received a supplemental brief with “numerous false, inaccurate, and misleading legal citations and quotations.” In a ruling submitted last week, Judge Michael Wilner imposed $31,000 in sanctions against the law firms involved, saying “no reasonably competent attorney should out-source research and writing” to AI, as pointed out by law professors Eric Goldman and Blake Reid on Bluesky.
I mean, we've been seeing lawyers use made up citations and precedent for a while now, but it's twenty fucking twenty five, so clearly the punitive measures for lying and blaming it on computer haven't been harsh enough.