Lawyer's Use of ChatGPT Leads to Sanctions and Regret in Court
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A lawyer in New York has been caught using AI chatbot ChatGPT to create legal research for a case, resulting in the submission of several nonexistent cases as legal precedent. The lawyer claims to have been unaware of the possibility of false content and regrets using AI without absolute verification of its authenticity. The incident has raised concerns about the reliability of AI in legal research and both lawyers involved are facing a hearing on June 8.
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