Who's Submitting AI-Tainted Filings in Court?
21 hours ago
- #Legal Ethics
- #AI in Law
- #ChatGPT
- Lawyers are increasingly submitting court filings with AI-generated inaccuracies, including fabricated cases and misquotes.
- 90% of implicated law firms are solo or small practices, with plaintiffs' counsel responsible in 56% of cases.
- ChatGPT is the most commonly used AI tool, involved in 50% of cases where the tool was identified.
- Pro se litigants account for the majority of AI hallucination cases, highlighting issues with access to reliable legal resources.
- The legal industry faces pressure to use AI, but tools remain unreliable, leading to sanctions and wasted court resources.