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CPS prosecutor cited fake AI-generated case in high court
Original: ‘A serious failure’: CPS prosecutor cites imaginary case to high court after AI search https://www. theguardian.com/tech
A Crown Prosecution Service prosecutor admitted citing a non-existent legal case before the High Court after using an AI search tool, in what was described as 'a serious failure'. The incident has revived concerns about lawyers relying on generative AI without verifying outputs, echoing similar fake-citation cases in courts abroad.
Why now: AI hallucinations causing fabricated legal citations in court raise fresh worries about unchecked AI use in the justice system
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- ‘A serious failure’: CPS prosecutor cites imaginary case to high court after AI search https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/nov/03/a-serious-failure-cps-prosecutor-cites-imaginary-case-to-high-court-after-ai-search # AiArtificialIntelligence # UkNews # Law # Technology · theguardian_world_news@halo.nu · 1
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