Artificially Intelligent

On February 6, 2025, The Honorable Judge Kelly Rankin, of the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming, issued an Order for Morgan & Morgan to show cause as to what they should not be sanctioned or otherwise disciplined for actions taken by one of their attorneys while drafting motions in limine on behalf of the Plaintiff. With respect to legal authority cited in Plaintiff’s motions in limine, the court noted “the problem with these cases is that none exist.” Four days later, Morgan & Morgan responded with: “The cases cited in this Court’s order to show cause were not legitimate. Our internal artificial intelligence platform ‘hallucinated’ the cases in question while assisting our attorney in drafting the motion in limine. This matter comes with great embarrassment and has prompted discussion and action regarding the training, implementation, and future use of artificial intelligence within our firm. This serves as a cautionary tale for our firm and all firms, as we enter this new age of artificial intelligence.” AI “hallucinations” occur when an AI model generates inaccurate information that seems true. Always be careful when using AI tools to draft pleadings or motions, and be sure to cross-reference any cases or citations that may be generated so as not to run into the same problems as Morgan & Morgan.

Written by attorney Andrew Stephenson.