""The issue of remorse is interesting," Gilbert said according to a transcript viewed by the New York Times. "Out of curiosity I punched into two AI tools 'draft me a letter for a judge expressing remorse for my offending,'" he continued. "It became immediately apparent that these were two AI-generated letters, albeit with tweaks around the edges.""
"In the end, he decided to reduce her sentence by five percent, instead of the ten percent reduction her lawyer was asking for. She will now serve 27 months in prison. "I do not consider this is a case where 10 percent is justified and, indeed, 5 percent might be viewed as reasonably generous," Gilbert said."
A defendant pleaded guilty to arson and other charges after burning down a house and bit a police officer while in custody, then taunted the officer about having AIDS. The defendant submitted apology letters to the judge and victims that appeared to be generated by AI. Judge Tom Gilbert tested AI tools and determined the letters were computer-generated, which influenced his assessment of genuine remorse. The judge allowed a five percent sentence reduction rather than the ten percent requested by defense counsel, resulting in a 27-month prison term.
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