Judge cites AI errors in dismissing defamation suit
a judge dismissed a defamation case against meta after ruling that the plaintiff's attorney filed a brief containing ai-generated errors and non-existent legal citations.
the seventh circuit court of appeals upheld the dismissal of a defamation suit filed by nikko d'ambrosio, who claimed meta profited from posts calling him 'clingy' and 'psycho' in a facebook group. judge david hammond noted that the appeal failed on the merits and criticized attorney aaron walner for submitting a brief containing legislative history that did not exist and citations to non-existent cases. hammond wrote that these errors bear the hallmarks of generative ai misuse and highlighted that one citation actually supported the opposing side. this case highlights the increasing intolerance for generative ai errors in legal filings.