In a recent case before the U.S. District Court in Southern District of New York, U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman ruled that there will be no sanction for Michael Cohen’s attorney, David M. Schwartz, who submitted fake case citations generated by an AI program. The software in question is Google Bard, a generative AI program.
Judge Furman found that Schwartz acted in good faith during the submission process. His decision highlights the intriguing questions surrounding the increasingly common intersection of AI technology and legal practice.
The citation involved in this instance was a fake one produced by AI. However, because of the nature of its generation and the apparent bona fides of the AI technology, Judge Furman ruled that there was no actionable misconduct on part of the lawyer in this case. It’s noteworthy to mention that legal professionals across the globe are keeping an eye on this case, as AI becomes more widely implemented in courtroom procedures and processes.
More details on Judge Furman’s decision can be found in the original article published by the New York Law Journal.