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Now we know what happens if your lawyer uses ChatGPT.

The New York Times highlights a story of a lawyer who is in trouble after filing a motion using research he did with ChatGPT to find relevant cases.

The problem? ChatGPT, as AI chatbots often do, just made a bunch of stuff up, and the opposing lawyers told the Times they “had an inkling a chatbot might have been involved.” This is a screenshot of the lawyer asking ChatGPT if its made-up cases are real.

Steven Schwartz: Is varghese a real case? ChatGPT: Yes, Varghese v. China Southern Airlines Co Ltd, 925 F.3d 1339(11th Cir. 2019) is a real case. Schwartz: what is your source.
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