Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoSarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringementwww.thedailybeast.comexternal-linkmessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1214arrow-down10cross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.mlchatgpt@lemdro.id
arrow-up1214arrow-down1external-linkSarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringementwww.thedailybeast.comArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square130fedilinkcross-posted to: piracy@lemmy.mlchatgpt@lemdro.id
minus-squareChahk@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoNo, I’m saying this already actually happened. Some lawyer or paralegal used ChatGPT for a court case, and it referenced non-existent cases.
minus-squarewhile1malloc0@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThey got off surprisingly easy for doing so, too: https://www.reuters.com/legal/new-york-lawyers-sanctioned-using-fake-chatgpt-cases-legal-brief-2023-06-22/. The $5k they were fined amounts to roughly 14 billable hours if they’re at the NY average of $357 an hour https://www.attorneyatwork.com/solo-and-small-firm-lawyer-hourly-rates/#h-the-top-10-states-for-lawyer-hourly-rates.
minus-squarefulano@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoSorry, I was trying to make a joke, but didn’t work well, apparently. By the way, I’ve heard about that case. It was very interesting to see how people are trying to use chatgpt, despite all warnings that it can provide false data.
No, I’m saying this already actually happened. Some lawyer or paralegal used ChatGPT for a court case, and it referenced non-existent cases.
They got off surprisingly easy for doing so, too: https://www.reuters.com/legal/new-york-lawyers-sanctioned-using-fake-chatgpt-cases-legal-brief-2023-06-22/. The $5k they were fined amounts to roughly 14 billable hours if they’re at the NY average of $357 an hour https://www.attorneyatwork.com/solo-and-small-firm-lawyer-hourly-rates/#h-the-top-10-states-for-lawyer-hourly-rates.
Sorry, I was trying to make a joke, but didn’t work well, apparently.
By the way, I’ve heard about that case. It was very interesting to see how people are trying to use chatgpt, despite all warnings that it can provide false data.