😬 A cautionary tale for recent grads: A Utah law clerk was fired after using ChatGPT to draft a court filing that included fake legal citations — the first AI-generated “hallucination” officially sanctioned by a Utah court.
🧑⚖️ Judge: Lawyers have a duty to review filings
📉 Law firm: Fired the clerk + added an AI policy
📱 Broader lesson: Overreliance on AI can harm your credibility
🎓 Professors report students increasingly trust AI without verifying
This signals a shift: AI use is no longer optional — but knowing how to check its output is critical.
#AI #LegalTech #ChatGPT #WorkplaceEthics #ProfessionalDevelopment #TrustButVerify
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/06/law-clerk-fired-over-chatgpt-use-after-firms-filing-used-ai-hallucinations/