The AI chatbot ChatGPT, which apparently is a very poor paralegal, was used by lawyers at Levidow, Levidow & Oberman to file a lawsuit with citations of nonexistent cases. However, a federal judge decided not to impose severe sanctions on the lawyers, instead opting for a $5,000 fine for acting in “bad faith.” The judge also ordered the lawyers to notify the cited judges that the cases were fabricated by ChatGPT. The judge acknowledged that the use of AI in law is acceptable but criticized the lawyers for their negligence in ensuring accurate research. The law firm is considering an appeal, disagreeing with the finding that they acted in bad faith. The saga began when a client wanted to sue an airline for knee injury, and the lawyers used ChatGPT for research. Unfortunately, ChatGPT invented the six cited cases, and the lawyers resisted admitting their reliance on the AI chatbot.
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