"Quebec superior court justice Luc Morin levied the fine on Jean Laprade in a decision released on 1 October, capping a legal saga the judge said contains several elements worthy of a successful movie script, including a hijacked plane passing through several complacent airports, Interpol red alerts and the inappropriate use of artificial intelligence by Laprade. At issue was a deal for three helicopters and an airplane that Laprade had brokered while in the West African country of Guinea."
"An error in the contract mistakenly awarded the businessperson an aircraft that was far more valuable than the one agreed upon. Laprade was accused of diverting it to Quebec and fended off efforts to recover the plane by two aviation companies. A 2021 decision by the Paris International Arbitration Chamber ordered him to pay C$2.7m (US$1.92m) for the aircraft, which has been sitting at the Sherbrooke airport under a seizure order since 2019."
"In his defense, Laprade submitted several pieces of information to the court that had been fabricated by artificial intelligence, including eight instances of non-existent citations, decisions not rendered, references without purpose and inconsistent conclusions. Morin noted in his decision that the courts had previously warned the legal community in 2023 about the use of artificial intelligence, issuing a notice that information generated by AI must be subject to rigorous human control."
Jean Laprade was fined C$5,000 by Quebec Superior Court Justice Luc Morin for submitting fabricated material generated by artificial intelligence as part of his legal defense. The dispute centers on a deal for three helicopters and an airplane brokered in Guinea, where a contract error awarded Laprade a far more valuable aircraft. Laprade was accused of diverting the aircraft to Quebec and resisted recovery efforts by two aviation companies. A 2021 Paris International Arbitration Chamber decision ordered him to pay C$2.7 million, and the aircraft has been seized at Sherbrooke airport since 2019. The court found eight instances of AI-fabricated citations, decisions and references and warned that AI-generated information requires rigorous human control.
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