{"id":2136469,"date":"2023-12-29T20:39:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-30T01:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-cohen-admits-to-accidentally-filing-fraudulent-ai-generated-case-citations\/"},"modified":"2023-12-29T20:42:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-30T01:42:49","slug":"michael-cohen-admits-to-accidentally-filing-fraudulent-ai-generated-case-citations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-cohen-admits-to-accidentally-filing-fraudulent-ai-generated-case-citations\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Cohen confesses to unintentionally submitting fraudulent, AI-generated case citations"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmichael-cohen-admits-to-accidentally-filing-fraudulent-ai-generated-case-citations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2136469&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Donald \u2062Trump\u2019s former lawyer and \u201cfixer\u201d\u200c Michael Cohen arrives at Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-appeals-court-refuses-trumps-request-to-delay-fraud-trial\/\" title=\"NY Appeals Court denies Trump's bid to postpone fraud trial.\">civil fraud trial<\/a> at New York State Supreme Court on October 24, 2023 in\u2062 New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/michaelangelo-hernandez\">Michaelangelo Hernandez<\/a><br \/>5:15 PM \u200d\u2013 \u2063Friday, December\u200b 29, 2023<\/h2>\n<p>Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was caught \u200cred handed and \u200cadmitted to giving his lawyer AI generated legal citations he obtained by using <em>Google Bard<\/em> while filing to have his probation shortened.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.499666\/gov.uscourts.nysd.499666.96.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">court filings<\/a> unsealed \u2062on Friday, \u2063Cohen admitted to using the\u200c AI program after the court threatened to sanction his counsel, David Schwartz, upon finding out \u2064the \u200bcases referenced in \u200chis request \u200dfiles did not exist.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen said \u2064he had not kept up with \u201cemerging trends\u201d\u2063 and the risks \u200bthat\u200d come with using \u200bAI software. He added that he trusted his lawyer to \u201cvet\u201d any suggestions\u2063 he made prior to filing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs \u2062a non-lawyer, I have not kept\u200c up with emerging trends (and related risks) in legal technology and did not realize that<em> Google Bard<\/em> was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-cohen-gave-lawyer-fake-ai-generated-cases-to-submit-to-court-2\/\" title=\"Michael Cohen submitted fabricated AI-generated cases to court through his lawyer\">generative text service<\/a> that, like Chat-GPT, could show\u2063 citations and descriptions that\u200b looked real but \u200bactually \u200dwere not,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cInstead, I understood it to be a super-charged search engine \u2062and had repeatedly used it in other \u200dcontexts to (successfully) find accurate information online.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is not the first time that the disgraced ex-lawyer has\u200c had a run in with the law. In 2018, Cohen pleaded \u200cguilty to tax evasion\u2063 for his alleged part in arranging payouts\u200b for Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal in order for them to keep their reported \u200brelationship \u2063with the former president \u200da secret. <\/p>\n<p>For his punishment, Cohen served a three-year prison sentence. He\u200c is currently\u2062 in the middle of his \u2064three-year \u2062term\u200c of supervised release.\u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Cohen used \u200dto have a close relationship with his former \u2062client Donald\u2064 Trump. However, their relationship\u200c soured when Cohen shifted positions, becoming a key witness\u200d in the Manhattan criminal trial that targeted the Republican president.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news \u2062blasts directly \u200bto your inbox for\u200c free. 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In court filings that were unsealed on Friday, \u2063Cohen admitted to using the AI\u2063 program after the \u200ccourt discovered that the cases\u2064 referenced in his request did \u200dnot exist. The court had threatened \u200bto \u2063sanction\u2062 his lawyer,\u2062 David Schwartz, before Cohen \u2064confessed.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen \u200bconfessed that he had \u2062not kept \u2064up with \u2063the &#8220;emerging trends&#8221; in legal technology and \u200bwas unaware of the risks associated with using AI software.\u2062 He\u2063 claimed that he trusted his lawyer to vet \u2062any suggestions he made before\u2064 filing. Cohen stated, \u201cAs a non-lawyer, I \u200bhave not kept up with emerging\u200d trends (and related risks) in legal technology and did \u200bnot realize that Google\u200d Bard was\u200d a generative text service that, like Chat-GPT, could show citations and descriptions \u200bthat looked real but actually were not.\u2063 Instead, I understood it \u2063to \u200dbe a super-charged search engine and had repeatedly used it\u200c in other contexts to\u2062 find accurate \u200cinformation online.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first \u200dtime that Cohen \u2063has \u200bfaced\u200b legal\u2063 trouble. \u2063In 2018, he pleaded guilty to \u200ctax evasion related \u2063to arranging payouts for Stormy Daniels \u200cand Karen McDougal, two women who allegedly had relationships with former President Trump, in order to keep their affairs a\u200b secret. Cohen was sentenced to three years in prison and\u200c is currently serving a \u200csupervised release term.<\/p>\n<p>Cohen and Trump \u2063used to have a close relationship, but it \u2063soured when Cohen turned \u2062against the former \u2063president and became a key witness in the \u200cManhattan criminal trial targeting Trump. The recent revelation of Cohen&#8217;s use of\u200d AI-generated legal citations further\u200c tarnishes his reputation and \u2062raises \u200bquestions about\u2064 the ethics of using AI in legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200d technology continues to advance, \u2064it is crucial for \u2062legal professionals\u2063 to stay abreast of the potential risks and pitfalls associated with \u2062AI software. The reliance on AI-generated content \u2064in \u2064legal filings raises concerns about the accuracy and integrity of legal documents. \u200dIt\u2062 is\u200b essential\u2062 for\u2062 lawyers to exercise due diligence and \u2064thoroughly \u2062vet any information obtained through AI programs to ensure its reliability.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063conclusion, Michael Cohen&#8217;s admission of using AI-generated legal \u2062citations\u2064 highlights the challenges \u200dand risks associated with the use of AI\u200d in the \u200clegal field. Legal professionals must remain vigilant and exercise caution when utilizing AI software to ensure the accuracy \u200band integrity\u200c of their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen was caught and admitted to giving false testimony at Trump&#8217;s civil fraud trial in New York City. Cohen arrived at the trial on October 24, 2023. 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