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Lawyer Apologizes for AI-Generated Errors in Murder Case
Rishi Nathwani accepted full responsibility for AI-generated fabricated quotes and case citations that delayed a murder trial and prompted court guidelines on AI use.
- Defense lawyer Rishi Nathwani apologized on Wednesday for submitting fake quotes and nonexistent case citations generated by artificial intelligence in a murder case in Victoria, Australia.
- The fabricated legal details led to a one-day postponement in concluding the case, with Justice Elliott's team uncovering the inaccuracies and seeking confirmation from the defense attorneys.
- The fraudulent filings featured invented quotations from a state legislature address and cited Supreme Court cases that do not actually exist; the attorneys acknowledged these inaccuracies after mistakenly believing all references were valid.
- On Thursday, Justice James Elliott acquitted Nathwani’s minor client of murder due to mental impairment and emphasized that any use of artificial intelligence must be subject to independent and comprehensive verification to ensure reliability.
- Similar AI-related errors have caused fines in the U.S., where in 2023 a federal judge fined lawyers $5,000 for submitting fictitious research blamed on ChatGPT, highlighting the global challenges AI poses to legal accuracy.
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Australian lawyer sorry for AI errors in murder case, including fake quotes and made up cases
A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for filing submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and nonexistent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence.
Lawyer ‘deeply sorry’ for submitting fake, AI-generated quotes in murder case
A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for filing submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and nonexistent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence.
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