Ol' Honest Abe certainly knew what he was talking about when it comes to AI.
The Detroit Free Press: Attorney who used AI to cite fake cases sanctioned by Michigan court
The Michigan Court of Appeals has ordered financial sanctions against an attorney and referred him to the Attorney Grievance Commission for using artificial intelligence to cite non-existent cases in an appeal he filed.
As an attorney, contrary to the general public's belief, you cannot make stuff up to support your case, nor can you use AI to make stuff up to support your case.
That constitutes a fraud upon the court and is very much disfavored.
We've talked about this before, indeed a few times now, and some attorneys who certainly should absolutely know better by now are just not getting it.
Whether it is laziness, or falling for something that sounds so good for your case that it has to be true, or the desire to win at all costs, its a major problem and needs to stop.
When it comes to AI, or any other source that you plan to submit to the court, you do not trust it and you need to verify that it is correct and properly represents the proposition you claim you are are using it for before you file it.
This is especially so for the siren call provided by hallucinogenic AI responses that just happen to perfectly provide the exact support for your case you asked from it.
The AI isn't going to be sanctioned for making stuff up, You as the attorney using it without verifying it will be, and properly so.
