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[https://archive.is/20251220133829/https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/elon-musk-defamation-lawsuit-21221662.php](https://archive.is/20251220133829/https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/elon-musk-defamation-lawsuit-21221662.php)
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Probably used Grok
>While generative AI has become an invaluable tool for legal research and other functions, it has also produced bogus content that’s been found in hundreds of known court cases, researchers have found. Invaluable tool? Are they lowering their fees to also produce garbage?
Flagrant corruption.
The judge said, “I want to rule for Musk, please make me a ruling consistent with this.” The AI did the rest. The lawyer would have done better to use the AI slop as basis for an appeal, because the judge already knows which way he wants to rule, and pointing out that his precedents are fictional won’t change that, it’ll just give him a chance to come up with some that aren’t.
As another commenter says, flagrant corruption.
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You don't technically have to, but it can be a good idea for a variety of reasons, and that is what I have started the process of doing. https://www.plainsite.org/dockets/download.html?id=361445840&z=93837971
So what’s the remedy? He just gets to do that?
A motion for reconsideration (https://www.plainsite.org/dockets/download.html?id=361445840&z=93837971) and then after that, appeal. Also, since this isn't just a legal error but an issue of judicial ethics, a referral to the California Commission on Judicial Performance.
Thank you!
You're overseeing a case against the richest man in the world who has repeatedly run afoul of the SEC for his public comments vs a Stanford law professor and you decide to YOLO that high profile of a case by using a AI and not double check it? This judge needs to be removed for a lack of judgement.
Definitely used Grok.
Former SLS CodeX Fellow, not professor, but still...
Remove the judge from the bench. Every case he presided over for the past few years is now up for appeal.
Yeah, that claim that Elon Musk is the greatest spiritual leader in human history was a dead giveaway. 🤭
My 12 year old son knows that AI is just a helpful starting point to help organize your thoughts. You have to consult real, reliable sources. Confirm everything. Sometimes what ChatGPT says is dead wrong. Even fabricated - you can't really call them lies, since they're generated by something that lacks true consciousness or comprehension. But you mean to tell me this judge doesn't know what the average sixth grader takes for granted?
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