The lawyer had a back injury and was short on time. Submissions were due in an immigration case, where he was representing someone in an appeal against a decision by the minister. He had heard about the use of artificial intelligence in legal work and logged into ChatGPT, inserting some words relevant to the case to prepare a summary of cases. He thought the summary read well so he incorporated the details and references into the submissions without checking the details.
Then, about two weeks…
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