Lawyers using "AI" could face sanctions including costs for fake citations
Lawyers could be referred to their professional regulatory body or forced personally to pay legal costs if their use of artificial intelligence (AI) leads to fake sources being quoted in court documents. However, he said these brought with them a risk of inaccuracy, including the production of seemingly plausible material that was false or misleading. He said privileged information could lose its protected status and be required to be disclosed to legal opponents if entered into an AI system.Lawyers were obliged to ensure the court was not misled and must verify the accuracy of AI-generated information used by them or their clients, he said.
- ▪Lawyers could be referred to their professional regulatory body or forced personally to pay legal costs if their use of artificial intelligence (AI) leads to fake sources being quoted in court documents.
- ▪However, he said these brought with them a risk of inaccuracy, including the production of seemingly plausible material that was false or misleading.
- ▪He said privileged information could lose its protected status and be required to be disclosed to legal opponents if entered into an AI system.Lawyers were obliged to ensure the court was not misled and must verify the accuracy of AI-genera
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Lawyers could be referred to their professional regulatory body or forced personally to pay legal costs if their use of artificial intelligence (AI) leads to fake sources being quoted in court documents. The possible sanctions were flagged by the president of the High Court, David Barniville, in a direction to practitioners and litigants on how AI should and should not be used in legal proceedings.He said the court recognised that generative AI tools could improve efficiency, reduce case costs and enhance access to justice. However, he said these brought with them a risk of inaccuracy, including the production of seemingly plausible material that was false or misleading.
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