the supreme court of ohio just sanctioned an attorney for using AI-generated fake cases
In a ruling that moral critics are calling a "symptom of our digital decay," the supreme court of ohio formally disciplined an attorney yesterday for submitting legal briefs that included hallucinated case law created by an AI chatbot. The justices declared the use of artificial intelligence to fabricate citations—and then failing to verify them—an "abdication of professional duty." Critics argue this is not an isolated mishap but a dark portent: as convenience replaces competence, the very foundations of justice are being hollowed out by a cavalier reliance on soulless machines.