Posted 12/29/2023, 4:55:15 PM
Michael Cohen's Lawyer Cites Fake AI-Generated Legal Cases in Court Filing, Ordered to Explain by Judge
- Michael Cohen used AI program Google Bard to generate fake legal citations, which were then used in a motion to end his court supervision
- His lawyer, David M. Schwartz, included the fake cases in the motion without confirming they actually existed
- The judge ordered Schwartz to provide copies of the cases or explain their origin, or face potential sanctions
- This is the second incident this year of Manhattan federal court lawyers citing bogus AI-created cases
- The revelation could hurt Cohen's credibility as a witness in the criminal case against Donald Trump