In a July response brief in the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Los Angeles-based partner John Kucera used case citations that appear to have been AI-generated, opposing counsel from Horvitz & Levy and Winston & Strawn called out in a reply brief earlier this month.
Law360 has Boies Schiller Partner Admits AI Errors In Scientology Case
See also here and here and here. ABAJ has Citation errors and hallucinated case turn up in Boies Schiller brief in 'artificial-intelligence debacle'
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And if fake citations are bad, what about fake evidence? See in the Recorder: Alameda County Judge Says Plaintiff Used AI-Generated Fake Evidence, Tosses Case -- The sanction "serves the appropriate deterrent effect of showing the public that the Court has zero tolerance with attempting to pass deepfakes as evidence," Superior Court Judge Victoria Kolakowski wrote.
A Judicial Council of California task force is looking at the issue of AI-generated evidence. Additionally, lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom this month that would require the Judicial Council by 2027 to develop any "necessary" rules to help judges assess whether evidence has been generated or manipulated by AI and whether it should be admissible.
Law360 has Hagens Berman Not Very Contrite About AI Errors, Judge Says
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