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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

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Avianca , and in the wake of all the publicity those cases have received, you would think most lawyers would have gotten the message not to rely on ChatGPT for legal research, at least not without checking the results. Karlen , the unwitting litigant filed an appellate brief in which 22 of 24 cases were fictitious.

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Why the Avianca ‘Bogus Cases’ News Is Not About Either Generative AI or Lawyers’ Tech Competence

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It was bound to happen sooner or later: Two lawyers face sanctions for filing a brief laden with bogus cases hallucinated by ChatGPT. In an affidavit filed in the case , Steven A. No doubt, some will see this as a cautionary tale about generative AI technology and whether it should be used by legal professionals.

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Voting Is Open! Pick the 15 Finalists to Compete At Startup Alley at ABA TECHSHOW 2024 in February

Above the Law - Technology

If ever there was an industry ripe for disruption, legal tech, and specifically legal research, is it. It was a massive undertaking to attempt to summarize and make accessible (for free) the vast majority of state and federal legal opinions in the U.S. solves a few problems that current legal search engines do not.

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Technology for Lawyers: Empowering the Legal Profession in the Digital Age

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Legal Research and Data Analytics: Gone are the days of poring over endless law books and case files in dusty libraries. Technology has revolutionized legal research, making it faster and more efficient. With the aid of AI-driven legal research tools , lawyers can now efficiently scan through vast databases.

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Ep 249: How The Free Law Project Works to Expand Access to Legal Information, with Cofounder Michael Lissner

LawNext podcast

It may be best known for CourtListener , its flagship project that houses an immense collection of court orders and opinions, and for its RECAP suite , which is the largest free collection on the internet of court filings and dockets. We appreciate their support and hope you will check them out.

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Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

Legal Tech Monitor

Avianca , and in the wake of all the publicity those cases have received, you would think most lawyers would have gotten the message not to rely on ChatGPT for legal research, at least not without checking the results. Karlen , the unwitting litigant filed an appellate brief in which 22 of 24 cases were fictitious.

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ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence and the Lawyer

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Not only will it answer your questions easily and quickly, but, like a human friend, it may sometimes tell you what you want to hear, and sometimes it may share outright fabrications (called hallucinations). Professor Kenton Brice, director of the Donald E. ChatGPT’s responses are very confident and persuasive. SO WHY HALLUCINATIONS?

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