{
  "id": 17748234,
  "title": "Korean judges encounter AI-generated fake legal precedents: Survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/korean-judges-encounter-ai-generated-fake-legal-precedents-survey",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-02T04:43:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/11/1568911/korean-judges-encounter-ai-generated-fake-legal-precedents-survey"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul: The majority of South Korean judges - eight out of ten - have encountered court cases where false or non-existent legal precedents generated by artificial intelligence (AI) were cited, according to a recent survey conducted by the Supreme Court and published on Monday, reported Yonhap News Agency. The survey, which polled 360 judges from October 6 to 16, aimed to examine the growing concern of AI hallucination - a term describing instances where AI models present false information as if it were true.\n\nOf the judges surveyed, approximately 80% reported experiencing cases where nonexistent or false legal precedents were cited. Specifically, 196 judges, or 80.7%, mentioned encountering such citations during civil, family, and administrative cases, while 159 judges, or 65.4%, encountered courts citing false precedents.\n\nAdditionally, the survey revealed that 41 judges, or 16.9%, faced situations where false or non-existent laws and regulations were cited, and 10 judges, or 4.1%, reported seeing citations of false or non-existent theses and publications. In total, 164 judges admitted to having cited false precedents themselves, while 136, or 57.6%, stated that lawyers representing parties in court had cited false precedents or other misleading information.\n\nThe overwhelming majority, nearly 92%, of the respondents expressed the urgent need for institutional measures to deal with the issue of AI-generated fake legal precedents. Proposed measures include establishing legal grounds for imposing fines, setting verification requirements, and creating disciplinary actions against lawyers who repeatedly cite false information.\n\nA representative from the National Court Administration highlighted that the citation of AI-generated false or nonexistent legal precedents could potentially cause delays in court proceedings, emphasizing the urgent requirement for effective countermeasures based on the survey's findings.",
  "summary": "SEOUL: Eight in 10 South Korean judges have experienced court cases in which false or nonexistent legal precedents generated by artificial intelligence (AI) were cited, a recent survey by the Supreme Court released Monday showed, Yonhap News Agency reported.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}