Credit: Tada Images/Adobe Stock Legal Fictions and ChatGPT Hallucinations: 'Mata v. Avianca' and Generative AI in the Courts
The Southern District of New York issued an unprecedented sanctions order in 'Mata v. Avianca', arising from counsel's citations to fictional cases fabricated by a ChatGPT chatbot. This article discusses (i) the Avianca sanctions order; (ii) the limitations of generative artificial intelligence (AI) for litigation use; (iii) the danger of AI "hallucinations"; and (iv) ethical and practical considerations for attorneys using generative AI tools.
December 21, 2023 at 10:00 AM
13 minute read
Artificial Intelligence
On June 22, 2023, District Judge Hon. P. Kevin Castel of the Southern District of New York issued an unprecedented sanctions order in Mata v. Avianca, No. 22-CV-1461 (PKC), 2023 WL 4114965 (S.D.N.Y. June 22, 2023), arising from counsel's citations to fictional cases fabricated by OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot.
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