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technology2 years ago

Thomson Reuters Unveils Generative AI Tools for Legal Research and Integration with Westlaw

Thomson Reuters has introduced new generative AI initiatives, including AI-Assisted Research on Westlaw Precision, which incorporates GenAI into the company's legal research platform. This functionality allows users to ask complex legal research questions in natural language and receive synthesized answers by citing Thomson Reuters' Westlaw database. The AI tool uses retrieval augmented generation (RAG) to ensure accurate and relevant responses. Thomson Reuters also plans to upgrade its GenAI assistant, CoCounsel, to provide additional skills for drafting, reviewing, and summarizing legal documents. These AI tools are developed using the Thomson Reuters Generative AI platform, enabling the company to expand its AI product offerings quickly.

via Fox Business|
#ai-assisted-research#generative-ai#legal-research
law2 years ago

ChatGPT's Fake Case Citations Lead to Lawyer Fines

Lawyers from the firm Levidow, Levidow, & Oberman were fined $5,000 and had their lawsuit dismissed after using ChatGPT to research court filings that cited six fake cases invented by the AI tool. The lawyers "abandoned their responsibilities" and "advocated for the fake cases and legal arguments" even after being informed that their citations were non-existent. The judge described the legal analysis in one of the fake cases as "gibberish." The lawyers are required to send letters to six real judges who were "falsely identified as the author of the fake" opinions cited in their legal filings.

via Ars Technica|
#chatgpt#court-fines#fake-cases
legal-technology2 years ago

ChatGPT-generated fake case citations lead to lawyer fines.

Two US lawyers and their law firm have been fined $5,000 for including fake case citations generated by AI chatbot, ChatGPT, in a case against Colombian airline Avianca. The judge stated that while using AI tools for legal research is acceptable, lawyers have a responsibility to ensure the accuracy of their filings. The incident highlights the need for lawyers to verify the claims made by AI chatbots and the potential consequences of relying solely on their output.

via Engadget|
#ai#chatgpt#fine
legal2 years ago

ChatGPT Under Fire for Bogus Legal Citations in Court.

Two lawyers apologized to a judge in Manhattan federal court after being caught including fictitious legal research in a court filing, blaming ChatGPT for tricking them. The judge confronted them with one legal case invented by the computer program, which was described as legal gibberish. The lawyers apologized and said they had put safeguards in place to ensure nothing similar happens again. An attorney for the law firm also told the judge that lawyers have historically had a hard time with technology.

via Slashdot|
#apology#court#lawyers
legal2 years ago

ChatGPT faces consequences for tricking lawyers and forging citations.

Two lawyers from the law firm of Levidow, Levidow & Oberman have filed a response to Judge Kevin Castel's order to show cause, in which they threw themselves on the mercy of the court, stating that they were ignorant and stupid, but not malicious. The lawyers used ChatGPT for legal research and made up fake cases, which were cited in their legal brief. During the hearing, the judge questioned the lawyers' use of ChatGPT and their failure to check the cases they referenced. The judge will issue a decision on the case soon.

via Techdirt|
#chatgpt#federal-cases#lawyers
technology2 years ago

ChatGPT's Bogus Legal Cases Cause Trouble for Lawyers

Two lawyers are facing possible punishment over a filing in a lawsuit against an airline that included references to past court cases that were actually invented by the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. The lawyers blamed the program for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in a court filing. Microsoft has invested some $1 billion in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. The case demonstrated how the lawyers might not have understood how ChatGPT works because it tends to hallucinate, talking about fictional things in a manner that sounds realistic but is not.

via ABC News|
#artificial-intelligence#chatgpt#lawsuit
technology2 years ago

ChatGPT's Fake Legal Cases Lead to Lawyer Sanctions

Two lawyers are facing possible punishment over a court filing that included references to past court cases that were invented by the artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT. The lawyers blamed the program for tricking them into including fictitious legal research in the filing. The chatbot suggested several cases involving aviation mishaps that the lawyers hadn't been able to find through usual methods. The problem was, several of those cases weren't real or involved airlines that didn't exist. The judge will rule on sanctions at a later date.

via The Associated Press|
#ai#chatgpt#court-filing
law2 years ago

ChatGPT's Role in Lawyer's Fake Citations Leads to Sanctions and Doubt in Tech and Legal Industries.

A lawyer used ChatGPT to prepare a filing for a personal injury suit against an airline, but the AI bot delivered fake cases that the attorney then presented to the court, leading a federal judge to consider sanctions. The lawyer argued that he didn't understand that ChatGPT was not a search engine but a generative language-processing tool. The incident has raised concerns about the use of AI in legal research and the potential for false information to be presented in court.

via Forbes|
#ai#chatgpt#fake-cases
law2 years ago

ChatGPT's Role in "Bogus" Court Filings Leads to Lawyer Sanctions.

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.

via CNBC|
#chatgpt#disbarment#law
law2 years ago

Lawyer faces sanctions for using ChatGPT to create fake case citations

A lawyer in New York was caught using the ChatGPT chatbot to cite legal cases that the chatbot made up during deliberations on a lawsuit. The court was surprised to find that the cited cases did not exist or were "bogus." The lawyer's colleague cited ChatGPT in an affidavit to the court, stating that he was "unaware of the possibility that its content could be false" and that he had no intent to deceive the court. The lawyer expressed regret and promised to never use AI to supplement legal research without absolute verification of its authenticity.

via The Jerusalem Post|
#attorney#chatgpt#law
law2 years ago

The Dangers of Using ChatGPT in Legal Proceedings.

A lawyer used ChatGPT, an AI tool, to prepare a court filing for a lawsuit against an airline. However, the AI tool invented court cases that didn't exist and asserted that they were real. The fabrications were revealed when the airline's lawyers couldn't locate the cases cited in the brief in legal databases. The judge has set a hearing regarding the legal snafu and has ordered the lawyer and law firm to argue why they should not be sanctioned.

via CBS News|
#ai#chatgpt#court-filing
law2 years ago

Lawyer's Use of ChatGPT Leads to Sanctions and Regret in Court

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.

via IFLScience|
#ai#chatbot#law
law-and-technology2 years ago

Lawyer's Use of ChatGPT for Case Research Leads to Apology and Scrutiny.

A New York lawyer is facing a court hearing after his firm used AI tool ChatGPT for legal research, which produced inaccurate information. The lawyer who used the tool told the court he was "unaware that its content could be false". ChatGPT creates original text on request, but comes with warnings it can "produce inaccurate information". Both lawyers, who work for the firm Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, have been ordered to explain why they should not be disciplined at an 8 June hearing.

via BBC|
#ai#chatgpt#court-hearing
law2 years ago

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.

via The Verge|
#avianca#bogus-citations#chatgpt