ChatGPT's Role in "Bogus" Court Filings Leads to Lawyer Sanctions.
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Attorneys Peter LoDuca and Steven Schwartz may face sanctions, including disbarment, after using OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, to generate fictitious legal cases and arguments in a New York federal court filing. The court discovered that the attorneys had cited non-existent cases and quotes, leading to an admission of error. Despite this, the attorneys continued to use ChatGPT to generate false legal decisions when asked to provide them. A hearing has been set for June 8th for the attorneys to explain themselves.
- ChatGPT cited "bogus" cases for a New York federal court filing. The attorneys involved may face sanctions. CNBC
- Lawyer ‘was unaware’ ChatGPT could generate fake legal research, now faces sanctions Law & Crime
- Don't Blame ChatGPT For Bad Lawyering Above the Law
- NYC lawyer admits he used ChatGPT to file 'bogus' court documents New York Post
- Lawyer 'Greatly Regrets' Using ChatGPT for Legal Research Newser
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