Judge reprimands lawyers for using ChatGPT in Alabama prisons case
9 months ago
- #legal ethics
- #artificial intelligence
- #prison litigation
- Federal judge reprimands lawyers for using fake ChatGPT-generated case citations in court filings.
- Three lawyers from Butler Snow law firm sanctioned, removed from the case, and referred to the Alabama State Bar for possible disciplinary action.
- Alabama has paid the sanctioned lawyers' firm over $40 million since 2020 for prison litigation.
- Lawyers admitted to using AI for research without verifying citations, leading to 'hallucinations' or made-up case law.
- The false citations were used in a lawsuit filed by an inmate alleging unsafe conditions at an Alabama prison.