Defense lawyer Stephen Aarons was held in contempt by the New Mexico Supreme Court for submitting a brief that included fabricated police testimony and witnesses generated by OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Key takeaway
US lawyer held in contempt for submitting AI-generated, fabricated evidence in court.
- Step 1 · The triggera US lawyer is sanctioned for submitting AI-generated, fabricated evidence in court
- Step 2 · Knock-onlegal professionals and SMEs tighten compliance and verification processes for AI-generated content
- Step 3 · Reaches youregulatory and reputational scrutiny on AI providers like OpenAI increases, raising compliance and operational costs for SME users in the US and UK
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Source: independent.co.uk
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