Incidents gathered from public reporting around the world. Each one links to the articles it came from. None of it is a finding that anyone broke the law.
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44 incidents closest to “Evisort Contract Intelligence” · matched on meaning · public reporting
Job applicants were automatically screened out by AI, allegedly discriminating against older, minority, and disabled applicants.
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Attorneys from Ellis George LLP and K&L Gates LLP submitted a brief to a special master in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California containing numerous hallucinated legal citations generated by AI tools including CoCounsel, Westlaw Precision, and Google Gemini. The lawyers failed to verify the citations, and even after being alerted to errors, filed a corrected brief that still contained fake authorities. Special Master Michael Wilner found the conduct tantamount to bad faith, struck the brief, denied discovery relief, and ordered the firms to jointly pay $31,100 in the defendant's legal fees.
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Generated legal filings that were submitted to a court, potentially affecting the client's case and the court's proceedings.
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In-house counsel group accuses rival of training AI on its materials Reuters
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The system screened out job applicants based on personality tests, video interviews, and cognitive assessments, affecting autistic, neurodivergent, and people of color.
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The ACLU filed complaints with state and federal agencies on behalf of a deaf, Indigenous employee of Intuit who was denied a promotion after an automated HireVue video interview. The tool did not caption all audible questions and could not accurately transcribe her speech, which the complaint says disadvantaged her because of her disability and race.
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A junior advocate in South Africa used the AI tool Legal Genius to draft court submissions for an urgent licensing dispute. The written arguments contained multiple non-existent case citations, which the presiding judge discovered. The junior counsel admitted to using the AI tool, apologised, and was referred to the Legal Practice Council for investigation, while the senior counsel also apologised for conducting only a 'sense-check'.
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The system screened job applicants and rejected them, allegedly discriminating based on age and sex.
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Workday Gains an Edge in AI Hiring Bias Fight: California Brief - Bloomberg Law News
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A Melbourne lawyer used AI software Leap to generate a list of case citations for a family court hearing. The citations were fake, causing the hearing to be adjourned. The lawyer apologized and paid costs, but was referred to the Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner for investigation. The software vendor Leap stated that a verification process was available but not used by the lawyer.
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The AI-generated performance evaluation contributed to the teacher's termination.
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The AI platform screened job applicants, affecting their hiring prospects.
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Ranked job applicants' likelihood of success, affecting their hiring prospects.
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Contractors were fired for using AI to perform their assigned work.
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A man relied entirely on AI to draft a lawsuit and a press release, then filed a pro se complaint against a yakiniku restaurant. He alleged the restaurant served him cold noodles that had fallen into a drain and sought 30,000 yen in damages. Even the decision to contact reporters was made with AI guidance.
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The Federal Court denied leave to file an AI-generated pleading, delaying the applicant's case.
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The system scored the employee's video interview and recommended rejection for a promotion.
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Scored job candidates based on facial analysis and other biometric data, affecting their hiring prospects.
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The data centers and gas turbines emitted constant noise, vibrations, and particulate matter, affecting residents' ability to use and enjoy their properties.
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Amazon sent a cease-and-desist letter to Perplexity, alleging that its Comet AI browser violates Amazon's terms of service by making purchases on behalf of users without disclosing its automated nature. Perplexity responded by calling the legal threat 'bullying' and argued that its bot does not need to identify itself. The dispute highlights tensions between AI agents and e-commerce platforms.
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The National Company Law Tribunal admitted an insolvency petition against Essel Infraprojects, relying on six AI-generated citations that were later found to be non-existent or misattributed. Essel Infraprojects appealed, and the Supreme Court set aside the order, calling the use of fake judgments catastrophic. The court directed the Bar Council of India to examine AI use in litigation and ordered a fresh decision.
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Chicago Tribune Company, LLC filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI, Inc. in the Southern District of New York on December 4, 2025. The complaint alleges copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501. The case is assigned to Judge Loretta A. Preska.
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The AI tool generated fictitious case law citations that were included in a court filing, affecting the plaintiff and the court.
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The Department of Government Efficiency developed an AI tool to identify unnecessary VA contracts, but it used outdated models and lacked context, leading to misclassification. At least 24 contracts were canceled, affecting cancer research and nurse care tools. The VA acknowledged the tool's role but stated all contracts undergo human review. Experts criticized the use of AI for such complex decisions.
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