While the legal industry has been warming up to generative artificial intelligence—with legal technology vendors releasing new tools, law firms experimenting with generative AI-powered solutions, and attorneys educating themselves on the ins-and-outs of the tech—one group seems to stick out as the last one to jump on board: judges.

In fact, after a New York lawyer submitted a brief written by ChatGPT with fake case citations last month, several judges issued orders requiring attorneys to disclose their use of generative AI tools in legal work filed in court. One in particular cast an even broader net, requiring the disclosure of the use of any kind of artificial intelligence.