Judge decides case based on AI-hallucinated case law

Umbran

Mod Squad

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• Jul 4, 2025

• #1

@Dannyalcatraz and @Snarf Zagyg

You guys are gonna love this one...

So, some lawyers use generative AI to prepare submissions to the court. And, as you should know, AI sometimes makes stuff up, but presents it as factual.

Well, now a judge apparently decided a case on basis of cases that did not exist...

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/ga-court-of-appeals/117442275.html

 

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Hex08

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• Jul 4, 2025

• #2

 

MoonSong

Rules-lawyering drama queen but not a munchkin

• Jul 4, 2025

• #3

The attorney is called D. Lynch !

 

Dannyalcatraz

Schmoderator

Staff member

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• Jul 4, 2025

• #4

Licenses need to be yanked for this stuff.

 

Riley

he/him

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• Jul 4, 2025

• #5

MoonSong said:

The attorney is called D. Lynch !

Click to expand...

 

Scribe

Legend

• Jul 4, 2025

• #6

ROFL

As if I couldn't think less of our species.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Jul 4, 2025

• #7

That sounds a lot like negligence to me.

 

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Olgar Shiverstone

Legend

• Jul 4, 2025

• #8

We have crossed the threshold to artificial stupidity.

 

Ryujin

Legend

• Jul 4, 2025

• #9

When a judge relies on his clerks to do the work, they don't, and the judge doesn't do required due diligence. As much on the judge as the lawyers who cited fictitious precedent.

 

Alzrius

The EN World kitten

• Jul 4, 2025

• #10