Judge criticises lawyers acting for boy accused of murder for filing misleading AI-created documents

Documents filed included references to nonexistent case citations and inaccurate quotes from a parliamentary speech, judge says

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A judge has criticised lawyers acting for a boy accused of murder for filing misleading information with the courts after failing to check documents created using artificial intelligence.

It is not acceptable for AI to be used unless the product of that use is independently and thoroughly verified," Justice James Elliott told the supreme court in Melbourne.