19 comments

  • pcrh 42 minutes ago

    I wonder how the court became aware of this attempt?

    It might be as simple as a clerk doing "select all" and noticing the extra selection?

    Or what else?

    • okwhateverdude 20 minutes ago

      Likely has to do with how the ancient PACER system works with the formatting being stripped and thus the content revealed and mega obvious.

    • Simulacra 36 minutes ago

      Maybe their AI caught it...?

  • tentacleuno 2 hours ago

    What are the opinions of those here on using AI for court rulings?

    To me, it seems truly frightening that a Silicon Valley company could be placed in such a direct position of trust and influence over the legal system. There are examples of AI acting in its own self-interest over the wants of its masters, so I do wonder how it would handle cases against its respective company, or things which would directly impact it. Outside of that, I still worry about its impartiality and its overall correctness.

    It makes me feel very uneasy.

    • inigyou an hour ago

      There's no need for additional worry. Big capital already controls most of the justice system.

    • bestouff an hour ago

      AI has no self-interest, because it has no self. You are mistaken.

      • amelius an hour ago

        And the people running the AI companies have no ego.

        Right.

        • bestouff an hour ago

          Indeed these people have an immense ego that I would qualify as abject. But not their AI. It's not sentient yet.

    • dist-epoch an hour ago

      > I do wonder how it would handle cases against its respective company

      Imagine thinking that you can sue a strategically important to the US gov trillion dollar company and win.

    • markdown an hour ago

      > To me, it seems truly frightening that a Silicon Valley company could be placed in such a direct position of trust and influence over the legal system.

      I wouldn't call it a Silicon Valley company. LexisNexis is in headquartered in New York.

  • ruckcbek an hour ago

    I put this stuff in my resume.

  • soupspaces 2 hours ago
  • ktallett 2 hours ago

    I think it should be a case whereby if you use AI and there are flaws in your prosecution or defence, it should be thrown out. This is another situation whereby nuance is not handled by AI.

    • WJW 2 hours ago

      I'm not a lawyer, but if there are (severe enough) flaws in the filings the case can be thrown out already. Adding a clause for AI-generated flaws does nothing.

      • ktallett an hour ago

        It would be important to add as it removes the proof of competency of the lawyer if using AI to aid the case.

        • RobotToaster a few seconds ago

          This was a litigant in person not a lawyer, most courts basically assume they're incompetent.

        • dist-epoch 43 minutes ago

          What happens if AI becomes more competent than lawyers at law? Should then 100% human fillings be thrown out automatically?

          • happymellon 13 minutes ago

            Let me know when that happens and we can discuss it.

            Until then...

  • spwa4 2 hours ago

    ... did he win?