You might think a firm that bills $2000 per hour could afford someone to check a few citations…

https://www.bespacific.com/elite-law-firm-sullivan-cromwell-admits-to-ai-hallucinations/

Elite law firm Sullivan & Cromwell admits to AI ‘hallucinations’

FT.com Firm whose partners bill more than $2,000 per hour apologises to judge for software-driven errors in bankruptcy case [no paywall ] – Sullivan & Cromwell told a US federal bankruptcy court that a major filing it made in a high-profile case contained multiple “hallucinations” made by AI software. Andrew Dietderich, the head of S&C’s restructuring practice, apologised in a letter to New York federal judge Martin Glenn on Saturday for mistakes that included misquoting the US bankruptcy code and citing cases incorrectly in a court filing made on April 9. “We deeply regret that this has occurred,” he said in the letter. Dietderich said the firm’s policies on the use of AI had not been followed when the document was prepared, and it was considering whether it needed to make “further enhancements” to its internal training and review processes. The letter did not say which lawyers prepared the documents or whether they were still at the firm. S&C declined to comment. The errors are the latest example of a professional services firm grappling with the use of cutting-edge technology to speed up laborious research and cut down on staffing while also trying to maintain quality standards…

What’s in a name? Rather than “fake” we’ll go with “superior?”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6104142-trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence/

Trump says AI will be renamed ‘super intelligence’ in all US documents

President Trump told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that artificial intelligence will be renamed “super intelligence” in all U.S. documents.

“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globality scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now, hereinafter called super intelligence. Changing the name,” Trump told the global body.

“The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake,” he continued. “It is not fake. It’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful. In fact, it is exactly the opposite of what it purports.”

I wonder how far this will spread?

https://thenextweb.com/news/western-australia-smart-glasses-ban-public-schools-ceo-instruction

Australia’s attorney-general told councils to ban smart glasses

Western Australia will bar smart glasses from every public school from 12 October, under an order covering wearing, charging and storing them. Councils in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne have barred them from pools. Employment lawyers say the workplace is next.

Took them long enough…

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san-francisco-trump-truth-social-lawsuit/4146756/

‘Unprecedented corruption': SF sues Trump's Truth Social over paid subscriptions

President Donald Trump's Truth Social is accused of "unprecedented corruption" and insider trading, according to a lawsuit announced Tuesday.

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu announced the lawsuit against the platform's parent company, Trump Media, for selling subscriptions allowing early access to the president's social posts. Chiu said the paid access violates federal ethics laws and facilitates insider trading.