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AI platforms spread legal practice misinformation, ABA FAQ removed

An AI platform has been identified as a source of misinformation regarding the qualifications required to practice law. This misinformation, which suggests one can practice law before passing the bar, has been amplified by AI platforms and other entities. Despite an ABA FAQ previously contradicting this claim by defining a lawyer as someone licensed to practice, the ABA has since removed the FAQ while leaving the misleading article accessible. AI

IMPACT AI platforms are contributing to the spread of misinformation, potentially impacting public understanding of legal qualifications.

RANK_REASON The item discusses misinformation spread by AI platforms, but lacks specific details about the AI models or companies involved, and the primary focus is on a legal/regulatory issue rather than a core AI development.

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AI platforms spread legal practice misinformation, ABA FAQ removed

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    .... after you graduate from law school but before you pass the bar and are admitted to practice. Since then, this piece of misinformation has been digested and

    .... after you graduate from law school but before you pass the bar and are admitted to practice. Since then, this piece of misinformation has been digested and spit back out by # AI platforms and other attention-seeking entities without brains. At the time the article was publis…