Can AI reduce burdens on courts by automatically verifying citations?

Authored by : Patty Liu, Dominik Stammbach, Peter Henderson Figure 1: Cumulative case counts with hallucinations. Both the number of pro se filers and attorneys submitting documents with hallucinations are steadily growing. Fabricated case citations generated by AI are appearing in court filings at an accelerating rate. Combined with other tracking efforts, we have identified over 1,000 filings containing hallucinated citations from self-represented (pro se) litigants and lawyers alike. Fabricat...