Guardian reveals the fabricated-case incident and expert reaction
1 Nov 3 1:00 AM · 5d ago · 2 articles · 4 posts · 3 sources · development 1 of 1
The Guardian published an exclusive report on the fabricated citation, quoting an AI-and-law expert calling it a "serious failure" and noting the high court said the error did not affect the outcome of the boy's case, which is set for trial in youth courts.
“This was used as a legal source to argue for the prosecution of a child and that legal source doesn’t exist: that’s a serious failure”
Brian FlanaganRavinder Dhillon Senior crown prosecutor, CPS rape and serious sexual offences unitBrian Flanagan Associate professor of law, Maynooth UniversityCrown Prosecution Service (CPS) UK public prosecution agency
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The simple search can find much of content humans need to dig through, while AI can provide more relevant data, combined properly. The downside is that it often produces slop (especially when there's no relevant data), but that's what verifying is for. The human part should make sure those data are correct and not slop, and this way the final…
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TL;DR: A CPS prosecutor cited a nonexistent legal case in a high court trial concerning an alleged child rape, raising alarms about AI hallucinations influencing the justice system. This incident adds to numerous AI-related errors impacting court proceedings. https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202…
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"Ravinder Dhillon, representing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), referenced an entirely made-up case during a dispute over whether a child should be prosecuted for the rape of his younger sister, court documents have revealed." # law # AI # justice https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202…
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AI: Appeasement Illusions https://www. theguardian.com/technology/202 6/nov/03/a-serious-failure-cps-prosecutor-cites-imaginary-case-to-high-court-after-ai-search?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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