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"When you don’t have the money for a lawyer to represent you in a court case,
even judges can understand the temptation to get free help from anywhere –
including tapping into generative artificial intelligence (AI).
As Judge My Anh Tran in the County Court of Victoria said this year:
Generative AI can be beguiling, particularly when the task of representing
yourself seems overwhelming. However, a litigant runs the risk that their
case will be damaged, rather than helped, if they choose to use AI without
taking the time to understand what it produces, and to confirm that it is
both legally and factually accurate.
Our research has so far found 84 reported cases of generative AI use in
Australian courts since ChatGPT launched in late 2022. While cases involving
lawyers have had the most media attention, we found more than three-quarters of
those cases (66 of 84) involved people representing themselves, known as
“self-represented litigants”.
Those people – who sometimes have valid legal claims – are increasingly turning
to different generative AI tools to help on everything from property and will
disputes, to employment, bankruptcy, defamation, and migration cases.
Our ongoing research is part of an upcoming report for the Australian Academy
of Law, being launched later in the year. But we’re sharing our findings now
because this is a growing real-world problem.
Just this month, Queensland’s courts issued updated guidance for
self-represented litigants, warning using “inaccurate AI-generated information
in court” could cause delays, or worse: “a costs order may be made against
you”.
As New South Wales Chief Justice Andrew Bell observed in a decision in August
this year, the self-represented respondent was “admirably candid with the court
in relation to her use of AI”. But while she was “doing her best to defend her
interests”, her AI-generated submissions were often “misconceived, unhelpful
and irrelevant”.
If you’re considering using AI in your own case, here’s what you need to know."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
