Posted 2/25/2024, 1:06:00 PM
Judge Slashes Law Firm's Fees After ChatGPT Cites Fake Cases
- Cuddy Law Firm used ChatGPT to justify billing $600 per hour in a case, but the judge cut the fees in half, calling them excessive
- Judge said ChatGPT's fee recommendation was "utterly and unusually unpersuasive" since the AI could make up data
- Judge pointed out two cases where lawyers cited fake cases hallucinated by ChatGPT
- In one case, a lawyer submitted a 10-page brief with fake cases fabricated by ChatGPT
- Judge advised Cuddy Law Firm to stop citing ChatGPT in future fee applications after this reliability issue