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Law firm to pay costs for ‘fabricated’ AI information in court docs

A Federal Court judge has sent a warning to legal professionals about the unsupervised use of artificial intelligence after a Melbourne law firm used AI-enabled software that likely “hallucinated” incorrect citations in a native title determination.

Justice Bernard Murphy directed Massar Briggs Law to pay indemnity costs after a junior solicitor used the Google Scholar search tool to produce incorrect court document citations.

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Emma McGrath-Cohen is a journalist for The Australian Financial Review. Email Emma at emma.mcgrathcohen@afr.com.au

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