In a decision of first impression, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the court) imposed sanctions on a debtor’s counsel and his law firm for filing a brief that included fabricated citations to case law and nonexistent quotations that were generated by artificial intelligence (AI).
Bankruptcy Court Provides a Clear Benchmark on the Uses and Limits of Leveraging AI
In a decision of first impression, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois imposed sanctions on a debtor’s counsel and his law firm for filing a brief that included fabricated citations to case law and nonexistent quotations that were generated by AI.

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