Posted 12/29/2023, 11:39:00 PM
Lawyer Caught Using AI to Generate Fake Case Citations in Court Filing
- Michael Cohen used AI chatbot Google Bard to generate fake case citations to help end his probation early
- His lawyer then used those fake citations in a court filing without verifying they were real
- The federal judge caught the bogus cases and ordered an explanation of what happened
- Cohen admitted he didn't realize Google Bard could fabricate convincing but false information
- This is at least the second case this year of lawyers getting caught using AI to create fake citations