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AI Hallucinations Used Against NY Attorney in Criminal Case

A New York attorney faced scrutiny when AI-generated citations were deemed not credible by a judge in one case. This finding later became a point of contention during cross-examination in an unrelated criminal proceeding where the attorney was the defendant. The Supreme Court ultimately ruled that questioning the attorney about the AI's credibility was permissible, but delving into the specifics of the AI's fabricated citations was improper. AI

IMPACT Highlights the potential legal ramifications of AI inaccuracies for professionals and the courts.

RANK_REASON This cluster discusses a legal ethics issue related to AI hallucinations, drawing on a court ruling and commentary, rather than a direct AI release or significant industry event.

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AI Hallucinations Used Against NY Attorney in Criminal Case

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

    ... server with his car). The prosecution questioned the lawyer about the fact that a judge found his # AI explanation not credible, and also about the underlyi

    ... server with his car). The prosecution questioned the lawyer about the fact that a judge found his # AI explanation not credible, and also about the underlying fake citations. On appeal, the Supreme Court held that this was improper. While “questions regarding the Federal cour…

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

    # LegalEthics Tidbit: Can my # AI hallucinations be used against me in an unrelated criminal proceeding? An NY attorney submitted some # AI hallucinated citatio

    # LegalEthics Tidbit: Can my # AI hallucinations be used against me in an unrelated criminal proceeding? An NY attorney submitted some # AI hallucinated citations to a court, and the Court issued an order finding that his response to a show cause order was not entirely credible. …