A Master Table of Truth: Lawyers Using AI
9 days ago
- #Legal Technology
- #AI in Law
- #Case Citations
- Lawyers using AI have been filing briefs with non-existent cases due to AI's tendency to 'hallucinate' or make up information.
- A proposed solution is a master table of genuine case citations, similar to the NIST National Software Reference Library, to verify the authenticity of citations.
- Challenges include comprehensive coverage of millions of decisions, citation variations, parsing errors, and governance over who maintains the database.
- Despite obstacles, such a system could serve as a checksum for truth, reducing the risk of citing fabricated cases.
- AI hallucinations extend beyond citations, including misrepresentations of case holdings and false quotations, necessitating thorough human verification.
- A citation checker would be a helpful tool but not a complete solution, requiring lawyers to remain diligent in verifying AI-generated content.