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AI hallucinations in legal tech risk sanctions and malpractice
Original: In most products, an AI hallucination is an annoyance. In legal-tech, it's a fabricated case citation in a court filing,
Commentary is highlighting how AI hallucinations carry far higher stakes in legal software than in consumer products. Instead of a minor annoyance, a fabricated case citation can end up in a court filing, exposing attorneys to sanctions and their tools' vendors to malpractice claims. Observers note the profession's duty of verification makes unchecked AI output a serious professional liability.
Why now: Ongoing concern over lawyers filing AI-fabricated case citations and the liability it creates for legal-tech products.
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Evidence
- In most products, an AI hallucination is an annoyance. In legal-tech, it's a fabricated case citation in a court filing, a sanctioned attorney, and a malpractice claim with your product's name on it. # ai # machinelearning # programming # technology # software # coding #… · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 5
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