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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10 incidents closest to “Spellbook Associate” · matched on meaning · public reporting
The system generated fabricated legal citations and quotes in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
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The AI system generated hallucinated content that was submitted in a court filing, potentially misleading the court.
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The court imposed monetary sanctions and continuing legal education requirements on plaintiff's counsel for using AI-generated fake legal authorities in a court filing.
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The AI generated false legal citations and quotations in an appellate brief, misleading the court and harming the client's immigration appeal.
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The AI system generated fake legal citations that were included in a court filing, misleading the court and opposing counsel.
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Magic: The Gathering posted a marketing image and initially claimed it was not created using AI. After community members pointed out AI components, the company admitted the mistake. The image was created by a vendor using AI tools in Photoshop. The company is now evaluating its vendor policies.
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King Features, a content syndication unit of Hearst, has acknowledged that a summer reading list it produced for newspapers was created with an AI tool and included books that do not exist. A freelance creator used the AI agent without disclosing it, contrary to King Features' policy. The Chicago Sun-Times, which published the section, removed it from its e-paper and said subscribers would not be charged.
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Dungeons & Dragons publisher Wizards of the Coast acknowledged that AI-generated artwork was included in its sourcebook 'Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants', which released digitally on August 1, 2023. The artist, Ilya Shkipin, admitted using AI for 'polish and editing' after community members pointed out inconsistencies. Wizards stated they were unaware of the AI use and are revising artist guidelines to ban AI art going forward. The AI-generated images remain in the digital and physical editions of the book.
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A psychiatrist discovered that Facebook's 'People You May Know' feature was recommending her patients as friends to each other and to her, despite no apparent connection. One patient saw friend suggestions for older and infirm people he did not know, who were later recognized as the psychiatrist's patients. Another patient saw a fellow patient from the office elevator, revealing their full name and profile. Facebook could not explain the specific cause but suggested phone contact syncing may have been responsible.
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The AI system generated a non-existent insolvency rule that was submitted to the court, misleading the court.
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