Lawyer faces consequences for using ChatGPT-generated citations in legal filings.

Lawyers suing Avianca submitted a brief full of fake cases that were generated by OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT. After the opposing counsel pointed out the nonexistent cases, the US District Judge confirmed that six of the submitted cases were bogus and set up a hearing to consider sanctions for the plaintiff's lawyers. The lawyer who used ChatGPT for research admitted to his mistake and regrets using generative artificial intelligence without verifying its authenticity. This incident highlights the importance of double-checking sources when using chatbots for research.