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NY Judges Scold Lawyer for Fabricated AI Citations in Court

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Judges in New York's Appellate Division severely reprimanded a lawyer for citing at least three fictitious cases and misrepresenting law in ten others during an appeal hearing. The lawyer, Michael Sanders, struggled to explain the origin of these fabricated citations, prompting the judges to express disappointment and concern over the integrity of legal arguments. While generative AI was not explicitly mentioned, the incident highlights a growing trend of attorneys using AI tools that produce fake legal references, leading to potential sanctions and judicial frustration. AI

IMPACT Highlights the risks of AI-generated content in legal settings, potentially leading to stricter judicial oversight and ethical guidelines for AI use.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a specific instance of a lawyer using fake citations, likely due to AI, and the judges' reaction, which is commentary on the implications of AI in legal practice rather than a new policy or product release.

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NY Judges Scold Lawyer for Fabricated AI Citations in Court

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COVERAGE [3]

  1. 404 Media TIER_1 English(EN) · Samantha Cole ·

    Watch These Judges Rip Into Lawyers For Citing Cases That Don't Exist

    “It's striking, concerning, disappointing, and saddening to think that members of the bar would forward cases to a court that don't exist, and to think that the lawyers on the other side of that didn’t read it for whatever reason, didn’t check it.”

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

    Watch These Judges Rip Into Lawyers For Citing Cases That Don't Exist https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.404m edia.co/new-york-court-ai-citations-landberg-case/

    Watch These Judges Rip Into Lawyers For Citing Cases That Don't Exist https:// fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.404m edia.co/new-york-court-ai-citations-landberg-case/

  3. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/ThereWas ·

    Watch These Judges Rip Into Lawyers For Citing Cases That Don't Exist

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1tzl0nj/watch_these_judges_rip_into_lawyers_for_citing/"> <img alt="Watch These Judges Rip Into Lawyers For Citing Cases That Don't Exist" src="https://external-preview.redd.it/7BEmltbQQVenyvWaSKgZnboKyLbGAiNvA3Qt…

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