Eventually, even lawyers will learn.
https://calmatters.org/economy/technology/2025/09/chatgpt-lawyer-fine-ai-regulation/
California issues historic fine over lawyer’s ChatGPT fabrications
A California attorney must pay a $10,000 fine for filing a state court appeal full of fake quotations generated by the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT.
The fine appears to be the largest issued over AI fabrications by a California court and came with a blistering opinion stating that 21 of 23 quotes from cases cited in the attorney’s opening brief were made up. It also noted that numerous out-of-state and federal courts have confronted attorneys for citing fake legal authority.
“We therefore publish this opinion as a warning,” it continued. “Simply stated, no brief, pleading, motion, or any other paper filed in any court should contain any citations— whether provided by generative AI or any other source—that the attorney responsible for submitting the pleading has not personally read and verified.”
Perspective.
The 8 Biggest AI Trends For 2026 That Everyone Must Be Ready For Now
As I predicted last year, 2025 was the year that AI very much entered everyday life. Across work, play, learning, and just about everything we did, its impact was impossible to ignore.
So where do we go from here? I believe that in 2026, we’ll start to see the long-term effects begin to manifest.
This will continue to create fantastic opportunities, from improving standards of healthcare and education to boosting scientific discovery to simplifying and streamlining our lives in any number of ways.
At the same time, society will be forced to face up to problems such as its growing energy costs and social challenges, as well as issues around trust, privacy, and regulation.
Tools & Techniques. Replace “Charlie Kirk” with any name…
No Need to Hack When It’s Leaking: App for outing Charlie Kirk’s critics leaked its users’ personal data
Mikael Thalen reports:
An app for anonymously reporting individuals accused of speaking ill against conservative activist Charlie Kirk leaked personal data about its users. The app, known as “Cancel the Hate,” was taken offline on Thursday amid an investigation into the data leak by Straight Arrow News.
Launched in the wake of Kirk’s assassination on Sept. 10, Cancel the Hate aims to “hold individuals accountable for their public words,” according to its website. It calls on users to “express concern” by submitting “intel” on alleged offenders, including their names, locations and employers.
Cancel the Hate says users who submit data on others will not have their own personal details made public. However, a social media-style app launched alongside the website appears to have been exposing just that.
The flaw in the app, discovered by the security researcher who identifies himself as “BobDaHacker,” enabled the exposure of user information such as email addresses and phone numbers. Although email addresses were included in profile bios by default, seemingly unbeknownst to many of the platform’s users, the data could still be exposed even if privacy settings were enabled to keep it hidden.
Read more at San.com
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