Judges in New Jersey and Mississippi Admit AI Tools Produced Erroneous Federal Court Filings
Description
Two U.S. federal judges, Julien Neals (D.N.J.) and Henry Wingate (S.D. Miss.), reportedly admitted that staff in their chambers used AI tools, ChatGPT and Perplexity, to draft rulings containing purportedly fabricated quotes, cases, and parties. The erroneous filings were reportedly docketed before review, prompting Senate and judicial inquiries. Both rulings were retracted.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- united-states-district-court-for-the-district-of-new-jersey
- united-states-district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-mississippi
- julien-neals
- henry-wingate
- unnamed-law-clerk-(s.d.-miss.)
- unnamed-law-school-intern-(d.n.j.)
Alleged Developers
- openai
- perplexity-ai
Harmed Parties
- plaintiffs-and-defendants-in-cormedix-securities-litigation
- plaintiffs-and-defendants-in-jackson-federation-of-teachers-et-al.-v.-mississippi-state-board-of-education
- julien-neals
- henry-wingate
- united-states-district-court-for-the-district-of-new-jersey
- united-states-district-court-for-the-southern-district-of-mississippi
- epistemic-integrity
- judicial-integrity
Classification
Risk Domain
MisinformationRisk Subdomain
3.1. False or misleading information
MIT Risk Profile
Source
Related Incidents (Misinformation)
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