Gageler's AI crystal ball
A recent US case shows the chief justice was on the money with his concerns about the impact of AI on the law, which he shared in an interview with Capital Brief.
High Court Chief Justice Stephen Gageler raised the spectre of judges using AI to decide cases based on computer-generated arguments in his exclusive interview with Capital Brief.
Any suggestion that Gageler was being dramatic has been dispelled by a recent judgement of the Court of Appeals of Georgia, Shahid v Essam.
In its 30 June decision, the court voided a ruling by a trial judge who had adopted fictitious cases cited by a husband in a family law dispute.
US legal media say it is the first known court order involving hallucinated cases. It's a step up from the usual fare of lawyers being caught out — typically by opposing counsel.
