Lawyer Loses Job for Relying on ChatGPT, an AI Tool That Fabricates Fake Cases

ChatGPT was utilised by a young lawyer who was struggling to deal with job demands and impending deadlines.

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However, the AI tool generated several bogus situations, resulting in the lawyer's dismissal from his legal practice.

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According to Business Insider, Zachariah Crabill, a 29-year-old lawyer was fired last summer for using OpenAI's ChatGPT during business hours.

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Crabill's supervisors added extra assignments in May, feeling burdened by tight deadlines and office tensions.

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To cope, he turned to ChatGPT, which he'd previously used for dependable research. He intended to use it to bolster a legal motion with specifics from Colorado case law.

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Lawyer Loses Job for Relying on ChatGPT, an AI Tool That Fabricates Fake Cases

ChatGPT was utilised by a young lawyer who was struggling to deal with job demands and impending deadlines.

However, the AI tool generated several bogus situations, resulting in the lawyer's dismissal from his legal practice.

According to Business Insider, Zachariah Crabill, a 29-year-old lawyer was fired last summer for using OpenAI's ChatGPT during business hours.

Crabill's supervisors added extra assignments in May, feeling burdened by tight deadlines and office tensions.

To cope, he turned to ChatGPT, which he'd previously used for dependable research. He intended to use it to bolster a legal motion with specifics from Colorado case law.

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