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Lawyer Fined for AI-Hallucinated Witnesses
New Mexico's Supreme Court fined a lawyer $5,000 and held him in contempt for including AI-generated witnesses in a court filing. The case highlights the growing challenges of verifying facts in legal proceedings amid advancements in artificial intelligence.
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The Verge
New Mexico's Supreme Court is punishing a lawyer for including AI-fabricated witnesses and fake police testimony in an appeal for his client's murder conviction, according to a report from Reuters. In a filing on Wednesday, the court fined Stephen Aarons $5,000 and held him in contempt for failing t
2026-09-11 20:44 UTC
Al Jazeera
State supreme court fined the attorney and held him in contempt for not verifying facts in a court filing.
2026-09-11 20:42 UTC