Colombian judge says he used ChatGPT in ruling

Juan Manuel Padilla asked the AI tool how laws applied in case of autistic boy's medical funding, while also using precedent to support his decision

A judge in Colombia has caused a stir by admitting he used the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT when deciding whether an autistic child's insurance should cover all of the costs of his medical treatment. He also used precedent from previous rulings to support his decision.

Juan Manuel Padilla, a judge in the Caribbean city of Cartagena, concluded that the entirety of the child's medical expenses and transport costs should be paid by his medical plan as his parents could not afford them.