Canadian man fined for submitting AI hallucinations as part of legal defense

Jean Laprade ordered to pay $3,500 in legal saga of hijacked planes', Interpol red alerts and inappropriate use' of AI

A Quebec man has been ordered to pay C$5,000 (US$3,562) for submitting artificial intelligence hallucinations as part of his legal defense, a move the judge warned was highly reprehensible" and threatened to undermine integrity in the legal system.

Quebec superior court justice Luc Morin levied the fine on Jean Laprade in a decision released on 1 October, capping a legal saga the judge said contains several elements worthy of a successful movie script", including a hijacked plane passing through several complacent airports", Interpol red alerts and the inappropriate use of artificial intelligence" by Laprade.