Science & Tech · AI · 37 mins ago
About 80% of judges surveyed encountered AI-generated false case citations
A survey found that about 80% of judges had encountered false case citations in court proceedings.
The judges handled civil, family and administrative cases.
The cases involved false precedents linked to AI being cited.
The citations appeared in documents submitted by people involved in cases.
Many were also in lawyers’ filings, not just documents from the parties.
False precedents can make court filings unreliable, and the survey gives no information about what will happen next.
About 80 percent of South Korean judges surveyed said they had encountered court cases citing false or nonexistent legal precedents.
The Supreme Court released the survey results on Nov. 2.
The survey covered 360 judges and was conducted from Oct. 6 to 16.
Nearly 92 percent of respondents said institutional measures were needed to address citations of AI-generated fake precedents.
A court administration official warned that such citations may delay proceedings.
- Who
- South Korean judges, surveyed by the Supreme Court.
- What
- About 80 percent said they had encountered cases citing false or nonexistent legal precedents.
- When
- The survey was conducted Oct. 6-16 and its results were released Nov. 2.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The Supreme Court surveyed judges to examine concerns about AI hallucinations and the citation of false information in court cases.
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The Supreme Court conducted a survey of 360 judges.
The Supreme Court released the survey results.
- Survey respondents
- 360 judges
- Judges reporting false or nonexistent precedent citations
- About 80 percent
- Judges reporting citations of nonexistent precedents
- 196, or 80.7 percent
- Judges reporting citations of false precedents
- 159, or 65.4 percent
- Support for institutional measures
- Nearly 92 percent of respondents