Responsibility for Errors of Generative Ai in Legal Practice: Analysis of ‘Hallucination’ Cases and Professional Ethics of Lawyers
The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in legal practice has created a significant challenge. While AI tools promise unprecedented efficiency, they are prone to "hallucinations" generating plausible but entirely fabricated information. Recent court cases demonstrate a trend of holding lawyers strictly liable for submitting AI-generated falsehoods, creating an unsustainable professional risk.