Lawyer fined $5K over AI-hallucinated witnesses in a murder case
The Verge 1 month ago 28 ● 2 sources
The New Mexico Supreme Court fined Stephen Aarons for submitting an appeal brief with AI-fabricated witnesses and fake police testimony in a murder case. The court imposed a $5,000 fine and held him in contempt in a Wednesday filing. The ruling requires sanctions tied to the failure to verify AI-generated factual claims and legal authority, changing how the case will proceed.