The federal judge refused to impose sanctions on lawyers who filed a brief containing citations and citations of false cases generated by artificial intelligence.
US District Judge Thomas Cullen said Attorney Thomas Geier “owns the mistake” and “bears the sole responsibility.” According to the transcript At the October 2024 hearing.
Judge Karen acknowledged that the use of generator AI in legal professions is becoming a “new normal,” but stressed that attorneys using it “should still adhere to tenants of basic conduct,” including “taking reasonable steps.”
“A great lawyer, Mr. Geier has practiced the law for a very long time in courts across the United States and has made a mistake,” Judge Karen said. The judge also said what happened showed “one of the downfalls of the AI produced.”
US District Judge Thomas Cullen will not sanction attorney Thomas Geier for allowing the use of generated AI in false briefs. (istock)
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The judge found that Gaier's actions were not intentional and cited the lawyer's “unharmed record.” He also believed that Geier pointed out the mistakes that were overlooked by both the court and the opposing lawyers.
Geier's lawyer, Dennis Quinn, agreed, saying his client would “incredibly regret” for the mistakes and that his regret over the incident would guarantee “he would never do it again.”
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The submission of the matter relates to an incident in which Gaier's client, Karen Iovino, allegedly faced retaliation from his employer, Michael Stapleton Associates, “was fired for reporting issues relating to the agency's office with the agency's office.”
in Submissions in AugustGeier denied citing “a “fictional” incident” and stated that the incident actually existed, but was misquoted and falsely cited by the generator AI.
“GPTS produces great legal arguments from good things,” Geier wrote. Another declarationsays the error was generated by Atrophic Inc.'s Claude 3 Opus, one of several AI tools that Guyer says are using.
“I use a set of generator AI technologies and GPT legal document briefings for legal research and writing purposes,” Guyer says.
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Virginia bars began investigating the issue, and Geier, authorized in Oregon, reported to Oregon bars. Judge Karen says he hopes his opinion will help inform the probe, but there has not yet been any development from either bar association.
