New Mexico lawyer fined for using AI-generated brief containing fabricated police testimony
2 sources·Updated September 11, 2026
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- Ars Technica·4h agoChatGPT-using lawyer punished for citing fake testimony from made-up witnesses
"I didn't know that AI could hallucinate facts," New Mexico defense lawyer says.
Read at Ars Technica → - Guardian Tech·6h agoNew Mexico lawyer fined for using AI-generated brief containing fabricated police testimony
Stephen Aarons said he tried to use ChatGPT to create a ‘bulletproof summary’ during a murder conviction appeal A defense lawyer appealing his client’s murder conviction submitted a legal brief containing made-up police testimony and witnesses fabricated by OpenAI’s ChatGPT,…
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