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In First for A U.S. Appeals Court, 5th U.S. Circuit Court Considers Rule Requiring Lawyers to Certify they Did Not Rely on AI to Create Filings

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In what it appears would be a first for a federal circuit court, the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is considering adoption of a rule change that would require lawyers and unrepresented litigants to provide a certification regarding their use of artificial intelligence in preparing court filings.

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Supreme Courts of Delaware and Georgia Act to Regulate Use of Generative AI in the Courts

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In a coincidence of timing that reflects how legal professionals are wrestling with issues around generative artificial intelligence, the supreme courts of Delaware and Georgia issued orders within a day of each other last week relating to the use of AI in the courts and by legal professionals.

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Federal Court Suspends Florida Attorney Over Filing Fabricated Cases Hallucinated by AI

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Just a few weeks ago, I wrote about two more cases of AI-hallucinated citations in court filings leading to sanctions , and now comes the case of a Florida lawyer suspended from practice after filing cases that were “completely fabricated.” ” On March 8, the U.S. Based on the committee’s recommendations, Senior U.S.

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Blue Screens Of Death, Mass Tech Outages Plague New York Court System

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Nothing will make court employees crave the weekend more than a major tech disruption on a Friday. The post Blue Screens Of Death, Mass Tech Outages Plague New York Court System appeared first on Above the Law.

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Court Website Asks Users If They’re Presently Dead

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The post Court Website Asks Users If They’re Presently Dead appeared first on Above the Law. How often does this option get clicked?

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Court Imposes Sanctions On Lawyers Who Filed Bogus Cases After Relying On ChatGPT For Legal Research

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Schwartz, as well as the law firm of Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, to pay a penalty of $5,000. He also ordered them to notify their client of the sanctions, and to notify each judge who was falsely identified as the author of the fake court opinions generated by ChatGPT. District Judge P. ” Read the full opinion here: S.D.N.Y.

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Elon Musk Feeds AI ‘All Court Cases,’ Promises It Will Replace Judges Because He’s An Idiot

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The post Elon Musk Feeds AI ‘All Court Cases,’ Promises It Will Replace Judges Because He’s An Idiot appeared first on Above the Law. It’ll render ‘extremely compelling legal verdicts.’

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