AI hallucinations invaded the court record — can stenographers stop it?

judge paul felix publicly reprimanded a court reporter for submitting a transcript containing clear ai hallucinations, such as attributing a closing argument to the trial court instead of the state. while the errors did not impede the appeal, felix warned that the court relies on absolute accuracy and that professionals must proofread ai output. this marks a shift from lawyers using chatbots to court records being altered, raising concerns about preserving history. ai transcription tools are increasingly common, yet human stenographers remain necessary to catch errors where machines guess rather than clarify.