Court Reporter Submitted AI-Generated Errors in Official Court Transcript
A court reporter was found to have submitted a transcript containing AI-generated errors in an official court document. The errors were identified by Judge Paul Felix in a memorandum decision regarding a case involving a drug sale that resulted in an overdose and death. The incident has raised concerns about the use of AI by court reporters and the potential for errors in official transcripts.
- ▪A judge caught a court reporter making AI-generated errors in a court transcript.
- ▪The errors were identified in a footnote of a memorandum decision concerning a case about a man who sold drugs to another man who overdosed and died.
- ▪The incident has put court reporters on notice for their use of AI in generating transcripts.
- ▪The transcript contained errors that looked like they were generated by AI, according to Judge Paul Felix.
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A judge caught a court reporter making AI-generated errors in a court transcript, and put court reporters everywhere on notice for their use of AI. In a memorandum decision concerning a case about a man who sold drugs to another man who overdosed and died, filed on July 23, Judge Paul Felix wrote in a footnote of the decision that a transcript contained errors that looked a lot like generative AI. The footnote was spotted by attorney Rob Freund on X. This post is for paid members only Become a paid member for unlimited ad-free access to articles, bonus podcast content, and more. Subscribe Sign up for free access to this post Free members get access to posts like this one along with an email round-up of our week's stories. Subscribe Already have an account? Sign in
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