AI-generated 'hallucinations' in legal filings

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Why do lawyers keep using ChatGPT?

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Lawyers are getting in trouble for submitting filings with AI -generated hallucinations.

ChatGPT is a large language model (LLM) used to help them with legal research (or worse, writing) The lawyer is none the wiser until the judge or opposing counsel points out their mistake.

Legal databases and research systems like Westlaw are incorporating AI services.

ChatGPT and LexisNexis are among the tools used by lawyers to help with legal research and writing.

But like anyone using AI tools, lawyers who rely on them need to be careful to check the work they produce.

The American Bar Association has issued guidance on attorneys’ use of AI tools.

Lawyers should also weigh the confidentiality risks of inputting information relating to their cases into LLMs, it states.

Perlman is bullish on lawyers’ use of AI .

Others, including one of the judges who sanctioned lawyers for submitting a filing full of AI -generated hallucinations, are skeptical.

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