Quebec man must pay $1K over using fake AI-generated legal cases, court rules
The court says the man cited four court decisions that did not exist, including two he claimed were from the Supreme Court of Canada.
A Quebec man has been ordered to pay his ex-wife $1,000 following his use of fabricated legal cases generated by ChatGPT during a divorce dispute over asset division, according to a ruling by the Quebec Court of Appeal. The man, who represented himself in the case, cited four non-existent court decisions, including two supposedly from the Supreme Court of Canada, in his legal arguments.
Although he later learned during a consultation with a lawyer that the cases did not exist, he continued to include them in his filing without removing them. The court found that the man's action constituted a serious breach, causing additional work for both the court and his ex-wife. Consequently, the man was ordered to pay $1,000 as compensation for her time and effort, in addition to covering the costs of the appeal.
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