Errors found in US judgeâs withdrawn decision stink of AI
A US district court judge has withdrawn his decision in a biopharma securities case after lawyers noted that his opinion referenced fake quotes and other erroneous case information â mistakes mirroring errors in other legal cases that have been attributed to artificial intelligence tools.
In a letter sent to New Jersey Judge Julien Xavier Neals, lawyer Andrew Lichtman said that there was a âseries of errorsâ in Nealsâ decision to deny a lawsuit dismissal request from pharmaceutical company CorMedix. These citation errors include misstating the outcomes in three other cases, and ânumerous instancesâ of made-up quotes being falsely attributed to other decisions.
As reported by Bloomberg Law, a new notice published to the court docket on Wednesday says âthat opinion and order were entered in error,â and that a âsubsequent opinion and order will follow.â While itâs not unusual for courts to make small revisions to decisions following a ruling â such as correcting grammatical, spelling, and style errors â major modifications like removing paragraphs or redacting decisions are rare.
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