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Massive Law Firm Gets Caught Hallucinating Cases

You've *got* to be careful if you want to use AI to write your legal brief.

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day!

Lawyers from which major law firm — ranked 42nd by headcount — is facing possible sanctions for using fake cases (eight out of the nine cases cited were nonexistent) hallucinated by an AI platform in a court filing?

Hint: The attorneys involved have written their mea culpa. “This matter comes with great embarrassment and has prompted discussion and action regarding the training, implementation and future use of artificial intelligence within our firm,” the response said. “This serves as a cautionary tale for our firm and all firms, as we enter this new age of artificial intelligence.”

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