The blame game over AI hallucinations in court filings has started
A Louisiana personal injury lawyer apologized for filing court documents with fabricated quotations generated by AI software called Eve. The incident highlights the growing risk for startups selling AI to lawyers as courts slap sanctions on attorneys for filing briefs with AI-created errors.
A Louisiana personal injury lawyer apologized for submitting court briefs with fabricated quotations. The lawyer, Ross LeBlanc, used an AI program called Eve to draft pleadings. He stopped checking citations after initially finding them correct, leading to the mistake. Eve's CEO, Jay Madheswaranm, stated that the company confirmed Eve did not hallucinate any case citations. The incident is part of a growing trend of AI-related errors in court filings, with courts slapping sanctions on attorneys. Legal software companies like Eve have raised billions of dollars promising reliability, but such incidents erode trust.
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