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US lawyers fined $5,000 after including fake case citations generated by ChatGPT (www.engadget.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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A judge said they had "abandoned their responsibilities" in not checking for inaccuracies..

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[–] Krististrasza 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm pretty certain financially destroying them was not something the judge aimed for.

[–] plz1 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know. That fine is just a business cost, being that low. This will definitely happen again.

[–] Krististrasza 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Absolutely. But if you have an hour to spare have a listen to Leonard French go through the court hearing on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5YaGACnJpg

The sheer humiliation and the chewing out over this those attorneys got from the judge, and which is now a matter of public record, probably hurt them more than any fine ever could.

[–] plz1 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's fair. Reputation has a coat, for sure.

[–] Krististrasza 2 points 1 year ago

And it gives the courts a precedent they can point at when the next one tries it.