Generative artificial intelligence tools are at the forefront of the legal industry’s latest worries. This issue has gained prominence after an intriguing case, where a lawyer reportedly submitted a ChatGPT-written brief with fake case citations to the court. The case in question occurred when the Avianca airline serving cart allegedly collided with the knee of Roberto Mata en route to New York four summers ago, eventually leading to a landmark lawsuit.
The submitted brief became the paradigm for how these sophisticated AI tools can generate erroneous information, a phenomenon referred to as “hallucination.” This event occurred six months ago in the Mata v. Avianca case and has introduced a set of risks including bias and cybersecurity threats into the legal industry’s considerations regarding the use of such technology.
As per a recent survey conducted by Deloitte, organizations are divided between those planning to increase the use of generative AI over the coming year, and those who are still undecided on the matter. This data divulges the milieu of uncertainty enveloping this emerging technology in the legal landscape. Given the recent developments, this concern doesn’t seem to be fleeting.
More about this situation can be read at Law.com.