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Unlicensed law clerk fired after #ChatGPT #hallucinations found in filing

College students who have reportedly grown too dependent on ChatGPT are starting to face consequences after graduating and joining the workforce for placing too much trust in #chatbots.

Last month, a recent law school graduate lost his job after using ChatGPT to help draft a court filing that ended up being riddled with errors.
#lawclerk #CourtFiling

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20

Ars Technica · Unlicensed law clerk fired after ChatGPT hallucinations found in filingBy Ashley Belanger
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The written #plea was filed Thurs by #SteveSadow, an #Atlanta #criminal #defense #attorney who was tapped Aug 24 to lead TFG’s #Georgia-based #legal team. The #CourtFiling means #Trump won’t return to ATL on Wed, where #FultonCounty Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee… has scheduled a series of #arraignment #hearings for Trump & the 18 #CoDefendants in the sprawling criminal #racketeering case.

Federal Magistrate Judge Donna Ryu sides with Coalition on #Homelessness and ACLU and grants emergency order blocking @SFGov from taking property from #homeless, clearing campsites until lawsuit resolved accusing city of ##SanFrancisco failing to offer alternative shelter access. Judge particularly unimpressed with #CityOfSanFrancisco lawyers who failed to provide #detailed response #courtfiling . City has filed a motion to dismiss the entire case, expected to be considered by different judge in January.

sfchronicle.com/sf/article/S-F

San Francisco ChronicleJudge temporarily bans S.F. from clearing homeless campsBy J.D. Morris