For years Doctors have enjoyed the saying “I’m sure your WebMD is just as good as my actual M.D….

Self-diagnosing running rampant…

Well now ChatGPT has made everyone a lawyer.

Need a brief in response to a summary judgment motion?

In mere seconds a fully typed, cited and “winning” brief is at your fingertips.

Only, there’s just one problem…

It’s fake! The cites are fake. The rulings are made up and the cases and courts may not even exist.

Recently BigLaw and small firms have been swept up in AI legal malfeasance. It’s making the rounds and the news.

A federal judge has even been the target of an inquiry when a ghost ruling appeared with fictitious parties, fake facts and bad law! The order vanished and was replaced with a corrected one.

So be careful out there. We can no longer believe the news, the internet or our own eyes.

Matthew Thompson is a family law attorney that cites Westlaw and text books, such as Mississippi Divorce, Alimony and Child Custody, with forms.