US lawyers fined $5,000 after including fake case citations generated by ChatGPT<p>It's something that's drilled into you from the first essay you write in school: Always check your sources. Yet, New York attorney Steven Schwartz relied on ChatGPT to find and review them for him — a decision that's led a judge to issue a $5,000 fine to him, his associate Peter LoDuca and their law firm Levidow, Levidow and Oberman, <a data-i13n="cpos:1;pos:1" href="
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/23/two-us-lawyers-fined-submitting-fake-court-citations-chatgpt">
The Guardian reports[/url]. Schwartz used it for a case in which a man was suing Colombian airline Avianca alleging he was injured on a flight to New York City. In this case, <a data-i13n="cpos:2;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/a-lawyer-faces-sanctions-after-he-used-chatgpt-to-write-a-brief-riddled-with-fake-citations-175720636.html">ChatGPT produced six cases as precedent[/url], such as "Martinez v. Delta Airlines" and "Miller v. United Airlines," that were either inaccurate or simply didn't exist.</p><p>In the decision to fine Schwartz and co., Judge P Kevin Castel explained, "Technological advances are commonplace and there is nothing inherently improper about using a reliable artificial intelligence tool for assistance. But existing rules impose a gatekeeping role on attorneys to ensure the accuracy of their filings." Basically, you can use <a data-i13n="cpos:3;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/samsung-tells-employees-not-to-use-ai-tools-like-chatgpt-and-google-bard-114004180.html">ChatGPT for your work[/url] but at least check its claims. In not doing so, the lawyers had "abandoned their responsibilities," including when they stood by the fake statements after the court questioned their legitimacy.</p><span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>Examples of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots inaccuracies are widespread. Take the National Eating Disorder Association's chatbot that provided <a data-i13n="cpos:4;pos:1" href="
https://www.engadget.com/eating-disorder-helpline-takes-down-chatbot-after-it-dispenses-dangerous-advice-173424523.html">people recovering from eating disorders with dieting tips[/url] or <a data-i13n="cpos:5;pos:1" href="
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/05/chatgpt-lies/">ChatGPT wrongly accusing a law professor of sexual assault[/url] using a non-existent article from
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US lawyers fined $5,000 after including fake case citations generated by ChatGPT
