"I expect research to be done by human beings and cite checks to be done by human beings."
-- U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle
The federal case of Tampa media figure Tim Burke — a dispute that mixes topics like Fox News, the American media and complex questions of free speech — took another all-too-modern turn this week, courtesy of artificial intelligence.
One of Burke’s lawyers relied on AI tools, including ChatGPT, to help research and write their latest motion to dismiss some of the charges against him. The result was a legal memo full of errors, nonexistent quotes and misstatements of law.
The problems didn’t go unnoticed by the judge overseeing the case.
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