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The Guardian
November 26th, 2025 at 10:00 PM

California prosecutors’ office used AI to file inaccurate motion in criminal case

Filing contained errors known as ‘hallucinations’, with attorneys arguing prosecutors’ office used AI in other cases A California prosecutors’ office used artificial intelligence to file a motion in at least one criminal case, which contained errors known as “hallucinations”. A prosecutor at the Nevada county district attorney’s office in northern California “recently used artificial intelligence in preparing a filing, which resulted in an inaccurate citation,” district attorney Jesse Wilson said in a statement to the Sacramento Bee . “Once the error was discovered, the filing was immediately withdrawn.” Continue reading...

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