A California judge imposed a $31,000 fine on two law firms after discovering they had submitted a legal brief containing erroneous AI-generated information. The brief was for a civil lawsuit against State Farm, and the ruling revealed substantial inaccuracies in legal citations and quotes. The errors appeared because neither of the law firms took the necessary steps to fact-check the AI-generated content. The judge expressed concern that if he hadnât intervened, the flawed information could have influenced official legal proceedings.
A California judge fined two law firms $31,000 after discovering that they'd included AI slop in a legal brief - the latest instance in a growing tide of avoidable legal drama.
According to the ruling, if the judge hadnât caught onto the error-riddled brief, the AI slop could have made its way into an official judicial order.
Milner stated, 'I read their brief, was persuaded...and looked up the decisions to learn more about them - only to find that they didn't exist, that's scary.'
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