"A woman in California successfully used AI tools, including ChatGPT, to overturn her eviction notice and avoid tens of thousands of dollars in penalties over several months of litigation. As NBC News reports, Lynn White was behind on rent and initially lost a jury trial after facing an eviction notice. Instead of continuing to work with a local tenant advocacy network, she consulted ChatGPT and the AI search platform Perplexity to represent herself in court."
"That's almost always a bad idea. But according to NBC, the chatbot identified potential errors in a judge's procedural decisions for White, informed her what actions to take, and drafted responses to the court. "I can't overemphasize the usefulness of AI in my case," she told the broadcaster. "I never, ever, ever, ever could have won this appeal without AI." White is one of several litigants NBC spoke to who represented themselves with the help of AI and came out on top."
"White is one of several litigants NBC spoke to who represented themselves with the help of AI and came out on top. Another is Staci Dennett, a home fitness business owner in New Mexico, who used AI to successfully negotiate a settlement over unpaid debt. "I would tell ChatGPT to pretend it was a Harvard Law professor and to rip my arguments apart," she told NBC. "Rip it apart until I got an A-plus on the assignment.""
A California tenant behind on rent used AI tools, including ChatGPT and Perplexity, to overturn an eviction and avoid tens of thousands in penalties after months of litigation. The chatbot identified potential procedural errors, suggested actions, and drafted court responses that supported a successful appeal. Several other litigants used AI to negotiate settlements or strengthen filings. AI output can be highly persuasive and mimic legal expertise. AI can also produce made-up or misleading information, which has resulted in sanctions in at least one case and raises concerns about unverified AI-generated legal filings.
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